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1995 Asian PGA Tour

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1995 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration22 June 1995 (1995-06-22) – 21 January 1996 (1996-01-21)
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.

Omega title sponsorship

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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

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
25 Jun Asian PGA International Thailand 200,000 South Korea Park Nam-sin (1)
2 Jul Canlubang Classic Philippines 150,000 Mexico Carlos Espinosa (1)
30 Jul Tournament Players Championship Malaysia 150,000 Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (1)
13 Aug Volvo Masters of Thailand Thailand 85,000 China Zhang Lianwei (1)
27 Aug Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship Singapore 200,000 Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (2)
3 Sep Passport Open South Korea 300,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (n/a)
1 Oct Langkawi Open Malaysia 150,000 Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (1)
8 Oct Gadgil Western Dubai Creek Open UAE 500,000 Australia Robert Willis (1)
15 Oct Merlion Masters Singapore 200,000 South Africa Nico van Rensburg (1)
22 Oct Samsung Masters South Korea 500,000 Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (3)
29 Oct Royal Perak Classic Malaysia 150,000 United States Gerry Norquist (1)
20 Nov Kenmore Pakistan Masters Pakistan 225,000 South Korea Kwon Young-suk (1)
27 Nov Gadgil Western Masters India 500,000 India Gaurav Ghei (1)
10 Dec Gadgil Western Vietnam Open Vietnam 150,000 United States Clay Devers (1)
17 Dec Philippine Classic Philippines 200,000 India Jeev Milkha Singh (1)
7 Jan Myanmar Open Myanmar 150,000 Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (2)
14 Jan Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong 500,000 Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting (1)
21 Jan Asian Matchplay Championship Philippines 200,000 India Jeev Milkha Singh (2) Limited-field event

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Taiwan Lin Keng-chi 177,856
2 Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit 173,378
3 India Jeev Milkha Singh 154,403
4 Australia Robert Willis 132,642
5 India Gaurav Ghei 124,934

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year Taiwan Lin Keng-chi [1]
Rookie of the Year India Arjun Atwal [6]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Robinson, Spencer (1997). The Official 1997 Asian PGA Yearbook – The Omega Tour. Edinburgh Financial Publishing. pp. 14, 16. ISBN 9627982210.
  2. ^ 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 US$6 million, which ties them to the circuit for an initial three-year period.
  3. ^ "First Asian PGA opens". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 June 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Korean snatches APGA opener, Pacto is 7th". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. 27 June 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ Robinson, Spencer (15 January 1996). "Boonchu's agony as Lin wins it on Merit". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Atwal in sight of first big victory". South China Morning Post. 14 September 1997. Retrieved 15 November 2023. India's Arjun Atwal, the Omega Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1995…
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