2000 Asian PGA Tour

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Duration10 February 2000 (2000-02-10) – 14 December 2000 (2000-12-14)
Number of official events21
Most winsEngland Simon Dyson (3)
Order of MeritEngland Simon Dyson
2000 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration10 February 2000 (2000-02-10) – 14 December 2000 (2000-12-14)
Number of official events21
Most winsEngland Simon Dyson (3)
Order of MeritEngland Simon Dyson
Players' Player of the YearEngland Simon Dyson
Rookie of the YearEngland Simon Dyson
1999
2001

The 2000 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2000 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, that was announced in May 1999.[1]

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
13 FebBenson & Hedges Malaysian OpenMalaysia825,000Taiwan Yeh Wei-tze (1)12EUR
20 FebCasino Filipino OpenPhilippines200,000Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (4)6New tournament
27 FebLondon Myanmar OpenMyanmar200,000South Africa James Kingston (3)6
19 MarWills Indian OpenIndia300,000India Jyoti Randhawa (3)6
30 AprMaekyung LG Fashion OpenSouth Korea350,000South Korea Kang Wook-soon (6)6KOR
14 MayMacau OpenMacau200,000England Simon Dyson (1)6
21 MayVolvo China OpenChina400,000England Simon Dyson (2)6
28 MayEricsson ClassicTaiwan200,000South Africa James Kingston (4)6
4 JunHyundai Motors MastersSouth Korea250,000South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (1)6New tournament
13 AugVolvo Masters of MalaysiaMalaysia250,000Sweden Stephen Lindskog (1)6
27 AugROC PGA ChampionshipTaiwan300,000Japan Daisuke Maruyama (1)6New tournament
3 SepMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan300,000Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (4)6
10 SepJohnnie Walker Taiwan OpenTaiwan300,000Fiji Vijay Singh (n/a)8
8 OctKolon Cup Korea OpenSouth Korea₩400,000,000Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (1)6KOR
29 OctLexus InternationalThailand260,000South Africa Craig Kamps (2)6
5 NovHero Honda MastersIndia200,000India Arjun Atwal (2)6
12 NovStar Alliance OpenHong Kong300,000India Arjun Atwal (3)6New tournament
19 NovJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand£800,000United States Tiger Woods (n/a)24ANZ, EUR
3 DecThailand OpenThailand200,000South Africa Des Terblanche (3)6
10 DecSingapore OpenSingapore400,000India Jyoti Randhawa (4)6
17 DecOmega Hong Kong OpenHong Kong500,000England Simon Dyson (3)6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1England Simon Dyson282,371
2India Jyoti Randhawa224,898
3Taiwan Yeh Wei-tze224,357
4South Africa Craig Kamps165,325
5India Arjun Atwal163,049

Awards

Notes

References

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