1998 Asian PGA Tour
The 1998 Omega Tour was the fourth 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 1998 Asian PGA Tour schedule.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner | Other tours[a] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 Mar | London Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 | Taimur Hussain (1) | [2] | |
15 Mar | Classic Indian Open | India | 300,000 | (1) | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
5 Apr | China | 200,000 | Chawalit Plaphol (1) | New tournament | ||
19 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 | Ed Fryatt (1) | ||
3 May | Macau Open | Macau | 200,000 | (1) | New tournament | |
17 May | Guam Open | Guam | 200,000 | Jerry Smith (1) | ||
24 May | South Korea | 200,000 | (1) | |||
9 Aug | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 150,000 | Simon Yates (1) | [3] | |
16 Aug | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | Malaysia | 200,000 | Chris Williams (1) | [4] | |
23 Aug | Ericsson Singapore Open | Singapore | 500,000 | Shaun Micheel (1) | [5] | |
20 Sep | Kolon Korean Open | South Korea | 300,000 | Kim Dae-sub (a) (1) | KOR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
18 Oct | Malaysia | 200,000 | Nico van Rensburg (2) | [6] | ||
25 Oct | Singapore | 150,000 | Chris Williams (2) | New tournament[7] | ||
1 Nov | Taiwan | 200,000 | Lu Wen-teh (1) | New tournament | ||
8 Nov | Hero Honda Masters | India | 200,000 | Jyoti Randhawa (1) | ||
15 Nov | Thailand Open | Thailand | 200,000 | James Kingston (1) | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
29 Nov | Perrier Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 300,000 | Kang Wook-soon (3) | [8] | |
6 Dec | Omega PGA Championship | Hong Kong | 500,000 | Kang Wook-soon (4) | [9] | |
13 Dec | Volvo Asian Matchplay | China | 200,000 | Gerry Norquist (4) |
- ^ KOR − Korean Tour.
References[]
- ^ "Tour on track despite economic slowdown". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 5 March 1998. p. 15. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Bagan". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 9 March 1998. p. 16(29 in paper). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Yates wins sabah Masters". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 10 August 1998. p. 20(39 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Williams lands the big purse". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 15 August 1998. p. 90(38 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Micheel keeps nerve to win title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 24 August 1998. p. 19(37 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "South African bags KL Open after marathon playoff". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 19 October 1998. p. 19(37 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Williams hang on to second title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 October 1998. p. 19(36 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Kang goes one better in Hong Kong Open". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 30 November 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Kang gets into record books". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 7 December 1998. p. 18(35 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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