1997 Asian PGA Tour

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The 1997 Omega Tour was the third 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.

Tournament schedule[]

The table below shows the 1997 Asian PGA Tour schedule.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Prize fund
(US$)		 Winner Other
tours[a]		 Notes
9 Feb Asian Honda Classic Thailand 300,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) [2][3]
30 Mar Vietnam Open Vietnam 150,000 Australia (1)
13 Apr London Myanmar Open Myanmar 200,000 Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (4)
20 Apr DFS Galleria Guam Open Guam 200,000 United States Gerry Norquist (3)
27 Apr Satelindo Indonesia Open Indonesia 200,000 Australia Craig Parry (1) New to Asian PGA Tour
18 May Volvo China Open China 400,000 China (1) [4]
10 Aug Sabah Masters Malaysia 200,000 South Africa Des Terblanche (1) [5]
17 Aug SingTel Ericsson Singapore Open Singapore 200,000 Myanmar Zaw Moe (1) [6]
7 Sep South Korea 400,000 South Korea (1)
14 Sep Indonesia 500,000 Australia (1) ANZ New tournament
21 Sep Malaysia 300,000 South Korea Charlie Wi (1)
12 Oct Singapore 150,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (1)
19 Oct Pakistan Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (3)
26 Oct UAE 250,000 Australia (1) [7]
2 Nov Hero Honda Masters India 200,000 United States Ted Purdy (1) New tournament[8]
9 Nov Taiwan 250,000 Taiwan Wang Ter-chang (1) New tournament[9]
16 Nov Volvo Masters of Malaysia Malaysia 200,000 United States Christian Pena (1) New to Asian PGA Tour[10]
23 Nov Thailand 200,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (2) [11]
30 Nov Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia 200,000 United States (2)
7 Dec Andersen Consulting Hong Kong Open China 200,000 New Zealand Frank Nobilo (1) New to Asian PGA Tour
14 Dec Omega PGA Championship China 500,000 Philippines (1)
20 Dec Volvo Asian Matchplay Philippines 250,000 South Africa Des Terblanche (2)
  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.

References[]

  1. ^ "Roll of Honour". South China Morning Post. 11 December 1997. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ Horn, Robert (6 February 1997). "Woods battles heat, opens with 70 in Thailand tournament". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ Diaz, Jaime (17 February 1997). "Thais That Bind: Tiger Woods dad to juggle a slew of demands in the homeland of his mother". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Cheng powers to a five stroke victory". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 19 May 1997. p. 56(39 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Terblanche in sudden-death". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 11 August 1997. p. 22(43 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Unstoppable Moe cruises to title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 18 August 1997. p. 22(43 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Percey crowned in Dubai". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 27 October 1997. p. 23(45 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Purdy wins his first pro title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 3 November 1997. p. 21(40 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Love,Toms remain tied..." New Straits Times. Malaysia. 10 November 1997. p. 21(40 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Pena clinches Masters crown". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 17 November 1997. p. 22(43 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Shaifubari picks up RM12,000 Prize in Bangkok". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 24 November 1997. p. 23(44 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.


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