1998 Asian PGA Tour
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Golf tour season
| Duration | 5 March 1998 (1998年03月05日) – 13 December 1998 (1998年12月13日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins | South Korea Kang Wook-soon (2) South Africa Chris Williams (2) |
| Order of Merit | South Korea Kang Wook-soon |
| Players' Player of the Year | South Africa Chris Williams |
| Rookie of the Year | England 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.[1]
Schedule
[edit ]The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[2] [3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar | London Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 | Pakistan Taimur Hussain (1) | ||
| 15 Mar | Classic Indian Open | India | 300,000 | India Firoz Ali (1) | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
| 5 Apr | China Orient Masters | China | 200,000 | Thailand Chawalit Plaphol (1) | New tournament | |
| 19 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 | England Ed Fryatt (1) | ||
| 3 May | Macau Open | Macau | 200,000 | Japan Satoshi Oide (1) | New tournament | |
| 17 May | Guam Open | Guam | 200,000 | United States Jerry Smith (1) | ||
| 24 May | Fila Open | South Korea | 150,000 | United States Robert Huxtable (1) | KOR | |
| 9 Aug | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 150,000 | Scotland Simon Yates (1) | ||
| 16 Aug | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | Malaysia | 200,000 | South Africa Chris Williams (1) | ||
| 23 Aug | Ericsson Singapore Open | Singapore | 500,000 | United States Shaun Micheel (1) | ||
| 20 Sep | Kolon Sports Korea Open | South Korea | ₩350,000,000 | South Korea Kim Dae-sub (a) (1) | KOR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
| 18 Oct | Kuala Lumpur Open | Malaysia | 200,000 | South Africa Nico van Rensburg (2) | ||
| 25 Oct | FedEx PGA Championship | Singapore | 150,000 | South Africa Chris Williams (2) | New tournament | |
| 1 Nov | Ericsson Classic | Taiwan | 200,000 | Taiwan Lu Wen-teh (1) | New tournament | |
| 8 Nov | Hero Honda Masters | India | 200,000 | India Jyoti Randhawa (1) | ||
| 15 Nov | Thailand Open | Thailand | 200,000 | South Africa James Kingston (1) | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
| 29 Nov | Perrier Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 300,000 | South Korea Kang Wook-soon (3) | ||
| 6 Dec | Omega PGA Championship | Hong Kong | 500,000 | South Korea Kang Wook-soon (4) | ||
| 13 Dec | Volvo Asian Matchplay | China | 200,000 | United States Gerry Norquist (4) | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
[edit ]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4] [5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea Kang Wook-soon | 150,772 |
| 2 | England Ed Fryatt | 139,448 |
| 3 | United States Shaun Micheel | 124,503 |
| 4 | South Africa Chris Williams | 124,044 |
| 5 | South Africa Nico van Rensburg | 89,368 |
Awards
[edit ]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | South Africa Chris Williams | [5] |
| Rookie of the Year | England Ed Fryatt | [5] |
See also
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]- ^ 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.
- ^ KOR − Korean Tour.
References
[edit ]- ^ Robinson, Spencer (15 January 1996). "Asian PGA looks back on a year of achievements" . South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
In September, though, Swiss watchmakers Omega came on board, signing a deal, reputed to be worth more than US6ドル million, which ties them to the circuit for an initial three-year period.
- ^ "Tournament schedule 1998 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Tour on track despite economic slowdown". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 5 March 1998. p. 15 (28 in paper). Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "1998 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Robinson, Spencer (8 December 1998). "Role model Boonchu honoured by APGA" . South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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)