1995–96 Asia Golf Circuit

Golf tour season December 2023 1995–96 Asia Golf Circuit 1995 10 12 y – 1996 4 21 y 13A further four tournaments were scheduled but were removed from the schedule. Order of Merit CAN Rick Todd 1995 1996–97 The 1995–96 Asia Golf Circuit was the 35th 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 1995–96 season.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19950818-1.2.59.5 $8.8m boost for Asia Tour The Straits Times Singapore 18 August 1995 30 December 2023 40 National Library Board Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) 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; KOR − Korean Tour. Notes 15 Oct Volvo Asian Masters Taiwan 400,000 USA Corey Pavin (n/a) 16 New tournament 19 Nov Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 300,000 USA Gary Webb (2) 16 25 Nov Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia 250,000 AUS John Senden (n/a) 14 New to Asia Golf Circuit 21 Jan Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 300,000 USA Steve Flesch (1) 16 28 Jan Sabah Masters Malaysia – RemovedProceeded as an Asian PGA Tour event.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19951220-1.2.47.8 Clash of dates in March for two big tourneys The Straits Times Singapore 20 December 1995 30 December 2023 31 National Library Board – 4 Feb Mitsubishi Motors Southwoods Open Philippines 250,000 ITA Manny Zerman (1) 12 New tournament 11 Feb Thai Airways Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 USA Todd Barranger (1) 12 18 Feb Classic Indian Open India 300,000 JPN 1870 Hidezumi Shirakata (1) 12 25 Feb Thai Classic Thailand – Removed – New tournament 3 Mar Malaysian Classic Malaysia – Removed – New tournament 9 Mar Matoa Nasional Invitational Indonesia 250,000 USA Christian Peña (1) 12 17 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 250,000 ENG Ed Fryatt (1) 12 24 Mar Rolex Masters Singapore 250,000 USA Mike Cunning (1) 12 31 Mar U-Bix Philippine Open Philippines 300,000 AUS Rob Whitlock (1) 12 7 Apr China Classic China – Removed – New tournament 14 Apr Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea 300,000 KOR 1984 Park Nam-sin (2) 12 KOR 21 Apr Kirin Open Japan ¥100,000,000 JPN 1870 Yoshinori Kaneko (n/a) 16 JPN Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ngFZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4R4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2227%2C1340028 Todd tops Asian list New Sunday Times Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23 April 1996 30 December 2023 22 (42 in paper) Google News Archive The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1996 PGA of Japan Tour.https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post-todd-takes-on-japanese-pga/44379366/ Todd takes on Japanese PGA Tour after success on Asian Tour National Post Toronto, Ontario, Canada 24 April 1996 30 December 2023 47 Newspapers.com Position Player Prize money ($)1 CAN Rick Todd 110,1222 ENG Ed Fryatt 81,9213 CAN Jim Rutledge 72,8304 USA Rob Moss 72,6085 USA Don Walsworth 71,734 See also 1995 Asian PGA Tour 1996 Asian PGA Tour Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit