1998 Asian PGA Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 1998 Asian PGA Tour 1998 3 5 y – 1998 12 13 y 19 KOR 1997 Kang Wook-soon (2)ZAF Chris Williams (2) Order of Merit KOR 1997 Kang Wook-soon Players' Player of the Year ZAF Chris Williams Rookie of the Year ENG Ed Fryatt 1997 1999 The 1998 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1998 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth season of the Asian PGA Tour, one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the long established Asia Golf Circuit. It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, that was announced in September 1995.https://www.scmp.com/article/146145/asian-pga-looks-back-year-achievements Asian PGA looks back on a year of achievements 15 January 1996 13 November 2023 South China Morning Post Spencer Robinson subscription In September, though, Swiss watchmakers Omega came on board, signing a deal, reputed to be worth more than US$6 million, which ties them to the circuit for an initial three-year period. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.https://asiantour.ocs-asia.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=1998~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ Tournament schedule 1998 season Asian Tour 25 June 2023Tour on track despite economic slowdown New Straits Times Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 March 1998 15 (28 in paper) https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19980305&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 22 March 2020 Google News Archive Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian PGA Tour members. OthertoursKOR − Korean Tour. Notes8 Mar London Myanmar Open Myanmar 200,000 PAK Taimur Hussain (1) 15 Mar Classic Indian Open India 300,000 IND Firoz Ali (1) New to Asian PGA Tour5 Apr China Orient Masters China 200,000 THA Chawalit Plaphol (1) New tournament19 Apr Volvo China Open China 400,000 ENG Ed Fryatt (1) 3 May Macau Open Macau 200,000 JPN 1870 Satoshi Oide (1) New tournament17 May Guam Open Guam 200,000 USA Jerry Smith (1) 24 May Fila Open South Korea 150,000 USA Robert Huxtable (1) KOR 9 Aug Sabah Masters Malaysia 150,000 SCO Simon Yates (1) 16 Aug Volvo Masters of Malaysia Malaysia 200,000 ZAF Chris Williams (1) 23 Aug Ericsson Singapore Open Singapore 500,000 USA Shaun Micheel (1) 20 Sep Kolon Sports Korea Open South Korea ₩350,000,000 KOR 1997 Kim Dae-sub (a) (1) KOR New to Asian PGA Tour18 Oct Kuala Lumpur Open Malaysia 200,000 ZAF Nico van Rensburg (2) 25 Oct FedEx PGA Championship Singapore 150,000 ZAF Chris Williams (2) New tournament1 Nov Ericsson Classic Taiwan 200,000 TWN Lu Wen-teh (1) New tournament8 Nov Hero Honda Masters India 200,000 IND Jyoti Randhawa (1) 15 Nov Thailand Open Thailand 200,000 ZAF James Kingston (1) New to Asian PGA Tour29 Nov Perrier Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 300,000 KOR 1997 Kang Wook-soon (3) 6 Dec Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong 500,000 KOR 1997 Kang Wook-soon (4) 13 Dec Volvo Asian Matchplay China 200,000 USA Gerry Norquist (4) Limited-field event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://asiantour.ocs-asia.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=00~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=1998~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1998 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit Asian Tour 10 February 2023 Position Player Prize money ($)1 KOR 1997 Kang Wook-soon 150,7722 ENG Ed Fryatt 139,4483 USA Shaun Micheel 124,5034 ZAF Chris Williams 124,0445 ZAF Nico van Rensburg 89,368 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Players' Player of the Year ZAF Chris Williams https://www.scmp.com/article/265139/role-model-boonchu-honoured-apga Role model Boonchu honoured by APGA 8 December 1998 13 November 2023 South China Morning Post Spencer Robinson subscription Roll of Honour: Omega Order of Merit champion: Kang Wook-soon (South Korea). Wilson Player's Player of the Year: Chris Williams (England). Jaguar Rookie of the Year: Ed Fryatt (England) Rookie of the Year ENG Ed Fryatt See also 1997–98 Asia Golf Circuit Notes References External links https://www.asiantour.com/ Category:Asian Tour seasons Asian PGA Tour Asian PGA Tour