1995 Asian PGA Tour

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Duration22 June 1995 (1995-6-22) – 21 January 1996 (1996-1-21)
Number of official events18
Most winsTaiwan Lin Keng-chi (3)
Order of MeritTaiwan Lin Keng-chi
1995 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration22 June 1995 (1995-6-22) – 21 January 1996 (1996-1-21)
Number of official events18
Most winsTaiwan Lin Keng-chi (3)
Order of MeritTaiwan Lin Keng-chi
Players' Player of the YearTaiwan Lin Keng-chi
Rookie of the YearIndia Arjun Atwal
1996

The 1995 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1995 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural 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.

In September, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, being renamed as the Omega Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth US$6,000,000 over three years.[1][2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[3][4]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[a]Notes
25 JunAsian PGA InternationalThailand200,000South Korea Park Nam-sin (1)
2 JulCanlubang ClassicPhilippines150,000Mexico Carlos Espinosa (1)
30 JulTournament Players ChampionshipMalaysia150,000Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (1)
13 AugVolvo Masters of ThailandThailand85,000China Zhang Lianwei (1)
27 AugYokohama Singapore PGA ChampionshipSingapore200,000Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (2)
3 SepPassport OpenSouth Korea300,000Fiji Vijay Singh (n/a)
1 OctLangkawi OpenMalaysia150,000Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (1)
8 OctGadgil Western Dubai Creek OpenUAE500,000Australia Robert Willis (1)
15 OctMerlion MastersSingapore200,000South Africa Nico van Rensburg (1)
22 OctSamsung MastersSouth Korea500,000Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (3)
29 OctRoyal Perak ClassicMalaysia150,000United States Gerry Norquist (1)
20 NovKenmore Pakistan MastersPakistan225,000South Korea Kwon Young-suk (1)
27 NovGadgil Western MastersIndia500,000India Gaurav Ghei (1)
10 DecGadgil Western Vietnam OpenVietnam150,000United States Clay Devers (1)
17 DecPhilippine ClassicPhilippines200,000India Jeev Milkha Singh (1)
7 JanMyanmar OpenMyanmar150,000Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (2)
14 JanOmega PGA ChampionshipHong Kong500,000Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting (1)
21 JanAsian Matchplay ChampionshipPhilippines200,000India Jeev Milkha Singh (2)Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[1][5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Taiwan Lin Keng-chi177,856
2Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit173,378
3India Jeev Milkha Singh154,403
4Australia Robert Willis132,642
5India Gaurav Ghei124,934

Awards

See also

Notes

References

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