1998 Asian PGA Tour

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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 Pakistan Taimur Hussain (1) [2]
15 Mar Classic Indian Open India 300,000 India (1) New to Asian PGA Tour
5 Apr 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 (1) New tournament
17 May Guam Open Guam 200,000 United States Jerry Smith (1)
24 May South Korea 200,000 United States (1)
9 Aug Sabah Masters Malaysia 150,000 Scotland Simon Yates (1) [3]
16 Aug Volvo Masters of Malaysia Malaysia 200,000 South Africa Chris Williams (1) [4]
23 Aug Ericsson Singapore Open Singapore 500,000 United States Shaun Micheel (1) [5]
20 Sep Kolon Korean Open South Korea 300,000 South Korea Kim Dae-sub (a) (1) KOR New to Asian PGA Tour
18 Oct Malaysia 200,000 South Africa Nico van Rensburg (2) [6]
25 Oct Singapore 150,000 South Africa Chris Williams (2) New tournament[7]
1 Nov 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) [8]
6 Dec Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong 500,000 South Korea Kang Wook-soon (4) [9]
13 Dec Volvo Asian Matchplay China 200,000 United States Gerry Norquist (4)
  1. ^ KOR − Korean Tour.

References[]

  1. ^ "Tour on track despite economic slowdown". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 5 March 1998. p. 15. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Bagan". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 9 March 1998. p. 16(29 in paper). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Yates wins sabah Masters". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 10 August 1998. p. 20(39 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Williams lands the big purse". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 15 August 1998. p. 90(38 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Micheel keeps nerve to win title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 24 August 1998. p. 19(37 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. ^ "South African bags KL Open after marathon playoff". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 19 October 1998. p. 19(37 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Williams hang on to second title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 October 1998. p. 19(36 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Kang goes one better in Hong Kong Open". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 30 November 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. ^ "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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