1996 Asian PGA Tour

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The 1996 Omega Tour was the second season of the Asian PGA Tour, the second men's professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the long established Asia Golf Circuit.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1996 Asian PGA Tour schedule.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner Other
tours[a]		 Notes
17 Mar Sabah Masters Malaysia 200,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (1) New to Asian PGA Tour
1 Apr Thailand 175,000 Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (1) New tournament
21 Apr Philippines 175,000 South Africa (1) [2]
29 Apr Malaysia 175,000 South Korea Kang Wook-soon (1)
5 May Honda Invitational Thailand 300,000 Australia Steve Elkington (n/a) New tournament
12 May Guam Open Guam 175,000 South Korea Mo Joong-kyung (1) New tournament
2 Jun Volvo China Open China 400,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (1) New to Asian PGA Tour
11 Aug Singapore 500,000 United States (1) New to Asian PGA Tour
18 Aug Malaysia 280,000 South Korea Kang Wook-soon (2) New tournament
25 Aug South Korea 250,000 South Korea (1) New tournament
4 Sep South Korea 300,000 India Jeev Milkha Singh (3) New tournament
29 Sep Thailand 200,000 Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (3) New tournament
6 Oct Singapore 200,000 Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting (2) [3]
19 Oct UAE 350,000 Eswatini Paul Friedlander (1) [4]
27 Oct Australian Players Championship Australia Australia Bradley Hughes (n/a) ANZ New to Asian PGA Tour[5]
5 Nov Alfred Dunhill Masters Hong Kong 500,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (n/a) ANZ New to Asian PGA Tour[5]
10 Nov Merlion Masters Singapore 200,000 United States Peter Teravainen (1)
19 Nov Pakistan United States (1)
30 Nov Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (2) New to Asian PGA Tour[6]
8 Dec Thailand South Africa Richard Kaplan (1) New tournament
15 Dec Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong 500,000 United States Gerry Norquist (2)
22 Dec Asian Matchplay Championship Indonesia 150,000 China Zhang Lianwei (2)
  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.

References[]

  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. pp. 177–187, 553–566. ISBN 1878843176.
  2. ^ "Cuello settles for third in Canlubang golf classic". Manila Standard. 21 April 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Yeh's title by one stroke". New Straits Times. 7 October 1996. p. 21(40 in newspaper). Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "World at a glance". New Straits Times. 20 October 1996. p. 16(30 in newspaper). Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ a b "Big names bolster the Asian Tour". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 30 October 1996. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Thamanoon grabs the glory". The Nation. Thailand. 1 December 1996. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.
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