1996–97 Asia Golf Circuit

Golf tour season December 2023 1996–97 Asia Golf Circuit 1996 10 17 y – 1997 4 27 y 10One further tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule. Order of Merit KOR 1984 Kim Jong-duck Rookie of the Year USA Dean Wilson 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Asia Golf Circuit was the 36th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the Asian PGA Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season. Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members. OWGRpoints OthertoursJPN − PGA of Japan Tour. Notes 20 Oct Chinfon Republic of China Open Taiwan 300,000 TWN Hong Chia-yuh (a) (2) 12 1 Dec Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia – RemovedProceeded as an Asian PGA Tour event.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19961010-1.1.48 APGC sees red as Indonesia joins rival Asian PGA tour The Straits Times Singapore 10 October 1996 30 December 2023 48 National Library Board – 8 Dec Andersen Consulting Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 350,000 PHI 1986 Rodrigo Cuello (1) 14 16 Feb Mitsubishi Motors Southwoods Open Philippines 250,000 JPN 1870 Takao Nogami (1) 12 23 Feb Konica U-Bix Manila Open Philippines 200,000 JPN 1870 Yasuharu Imano (1) 12 New tournament 9 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 300,000 ENG Lee Westwood (n/a) 14 16 Mar Thai Airways Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 USA Christian Chernock (1) 12 23 Mar Rolex Masters Singapore 300,000 MYA 1974 Kyi Hla Han (1) 12 30 Mar Classic Indian Open India 300,000 ENG Ed Fryatt (2) 12 20 Apr Philippine Open Philippines 300,000 USA Kevin Wentworth (1) 12 27 Apr Kirin Open Japan ¥100,000,000 KOR 1984 Kim Jong-duck (2) 22 JPN Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-1997-asian-tour-final-mon/44382767/ 1997 Asian Tour final money list Calgary Herald Calgary, Alberta, Canada 28 April 1997 30 December 2023 44 Newspapers.com The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1997 PGA of Japan Tour.https://www.jgto.org/player/10696/profile 金 鍾徳 Kim Jong-duck Japan Golf Tour Organization ja 30 December 2023 ９７年、当時アジアンツアーの最終戦でもあった『キリンオープン』で６打差を逆転して優勝。日本での韓国選手の優勝は７２年『日本オープン』の韓長相以来、ツアー制度が施行された７３年以降では初めてのことだった。この優勝で出場権を得て以来、日本を主戦場に活躍。 In '97, he won the Kirin Open, which was also the final round of the Asian Tour at the time, by coming back from a six-stroke deficit. It was the first time a Korean player had won in Japan since Han Chang-sang at the Japan Open in '72 and since the tour system was introduced in '73. Since winning this championship, he has been active in Japan. Position Player Prize money ($)1 KOR 1984 Kim Jong-duck 156,2312 ENG Ed Fryatt 119,4203 USA Kevin Wentworth 107,5234 USA Larry Barber 96,0725 USA Gary Rusnak 75,653 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Rookie of the Year (Tun Abdul Hamid Omar Award) USA Dean Wilson https://www.newspapers.com/image/266765857/ Golf Wilson honored The Honolulu Advertiser Honolulu, Hawaii 32 (D4 in paper) 15 May 1997 6 March 2024 Newspapers.com subscription See also 1996 Asian PGA Tour 1997 Asian PGA Tour Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit