Duration | 6 February 1997 | – 20 December 1997
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Number of official events | 22 |
Most wins |
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Order of Merit |
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Players' Player of the Year |
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Rookie of the Year |
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←
1996
1998 → |
The 1997 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1997 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the third 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.
It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, that was announced in September 1995. [1]
The following table lists official events during the 1997 season. [2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( US$) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Feb | Asian Honda Classic | Thailand | 300,000 |
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n/a | ||
30 Mar | Vietnam Open | Vietnam | 200,000 |
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n/a | ||
13 Apr | London Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 |
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n/a | ||
20 Apr | DFS Galleria Guam Open | Guam | 200,000 |
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n/a | ||
27 Apr | Satelindo Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 200,000 |
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n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
18 May | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 |
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n/a | ||
10 Aug | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 200,000 |
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n/a | ||
17 Aug | SingTel Ericsson Singapore Open | Singapore | 200,000 |
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n/a | ||
7 Sep | Philip Morris Asian Cup | South Korea | 400,000 |
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n/a | ||
14 Sep | Ericsson Asia-Pacific Masters | Indonesia | 500,000 |
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16 | ANZ | New tournament |
21 Sep | Mild Seven Kuala Lumpur Open | Malaysia | 300,000 |
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n/a | ||
12 Oct | Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship | Singapore | 150,000 |
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n/a | ||
19 Oct | ABN-AMRO Pakistan Masters | Pakistan | 200,000 |
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n/a | ||
26 Oct | Dubai Creek Open | UAE | 250,000 |
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n/a | ||
2 Nov | Hero Honda Masters | India | 200,000 |
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n/a | New tournament | |
9 Nov | Ta-Shee Open | Taiwan | 250,000 |
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n/a | New tournament | |
16 Nov | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | Malaysia | 200,000 |
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n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
23 Nov | Lexus Thai International | Thailand | 200,000 |
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n/a | ||
30 Nov | Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship | Indonesia | 200,000 |
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n/a | ||
7 Dec | Andersen Consulting Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 350,000 |
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n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
14 Dec | Omega PGA Championship | Hong Kong | 500,000 |
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n/a | ||
20 Dec | Volvo Asian Matchplay | Philippines | 250,000 |
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n/a | Limited-field event |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 |
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170,619 |
2 |
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123,805 |
3 |
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114,716 |
4 |
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111,573 |
5 |
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110,840 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year |
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[5] |
Rookie of the Year |
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[6] [7] |
In September, though, Swiss watchmakers Omega came on board, signing a deal, reputed to be worth more than US$6 million, which ties them to the circuit for an initial three-year period.
While Cunning won the Merit title, Prayad finished second and was named as the Players' Player of the Year.
Ted was laboring on the Asian Tour from 1997-2003. In 1997 he was the Indian Master Champion and was named the Rookie of the Year on the Asian PGA Tour.
Duration | 6 February 1997 | – 20 December 1997
---|---|
Number of official events | 22 |
Most wins |
![]() |
Order of Merit |
![]() |
Players' Player of the Year |
![]() |
Rookie of the Year |
![]() |
←
1996
1998 → |
The 1997 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1997 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Asian PGA Tour, one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the long established Asia Golf Circuit.
It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, that was announced in September 1995. [1]
The following table lists official events during the 1997 season. [2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( US$) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Feb | Asian Honda Classic | Thailand | 300,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
30 Mar | Vietnam Open | Vietnam | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
13 Apr | London Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
20 Apr | DFS Galleria Guam Open | Guam | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
27 Apr | Satelindo Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
18 May | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
10 Aug | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
17 Aug | SingTel Ericsson Singapore Open | Singapore | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
7 Sep | Philip Morris Asian Cup | South Korea | 400,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
14 Sep | Ericsson Asia-Pacific Masters | Indonesia | 500,000 |
![]() |
16 | ANZ | New tournament |
21 Sep | Mild Seven Kuala Lumpur Open | Malaysia | 300,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
12 Oct | Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship | Singapore | 150,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
19 Oct | ABN-AMRO Pakistan Masters | Pakistan | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
26 Oct | Dubai Creek Open | UAE | 250,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
2 Nov | Hero Honda Masters | India | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
9 Nov | Ta-Shee Open | Taiwan | 250,000 |
![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
16 Nov | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | Malaysia | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
23 Nov | Lexus Thai International | Thailand | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
30 Nov | Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship | Indonesia | 200,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
7 Dec | Andersen Consulting Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 350,000 |
![]() |
n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
14 Dec | Omega PGA Championship | Hong Kong | 500,000 |
![]() |
n/a | ||
20 Dec | Volvo Asian Matchplay | Philippines | 250,000 |
![]() |
n/a | Limited-field event |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
170,619 |
2 |
![]() |
123,805 |
3 |
![]() |
114,716 |
4 |
![]() |
111,573 |
5 |
![]() |
110,840 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year |
![]() |
[5] |
Rookie of the Year |
![]() |
[6] [7] |
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.
While Cunning won the Merit title, Prayad finished second and was named as the Players' Player of the Year.
Ted was laboring on the Asian Tour from 1997-2003. In 1997 he was the Indian Master Champion and was named the Rookie of the Year on the Asian PGA Tour.