1996 Asian PGA Tour
The 1996 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1996 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of the Asian PGA Tour, the second professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the long established Asia Golf Circuit.
| Duration | 14 March 1996 – 22 December 1996 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
| Most wins |  Kang Wook-soon (2) Thammanoon Sriroj (2) |
| Order of Merit | Kang Wook-soon |
| Players' Player of the Year | Boonchu Ruangkit |
← 1995 1997 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 200,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (1) | New to Asian PGA Tour | ||
| 1 Apr | Singha Thai Prasit Bangkok Open | Thailand | 175,000 | Thammanoon Sriroj (1) | New tournament | ||
| 21 Apr | Canlubang Classic | Philippines | 175,000 |  Craig Kamps (1) | [2] | ||
| 29 Apr | Tournament Players Championship | Malaysia | 175,000 | Kang Wook-soon (1) | |||
| 5 May | Honda Invitational | Thailand | 300,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Steve Elkington (n/a) | New tournament | ||
| 12 May | Guam Open | Guam | 175,000 | Mo Joong-kyung (1) | New tournament | ||
| 2 Jun | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (1) | New to Asian PGA Tour | ||
| 11 Aug | Canon Singapore Open | Singapore | 500,000 |  John Kernohan (1) | New to Asian PGA Tour | ||
| 18 Aug | Kuala Lumpur Open | Malaysia | 280,000 | Kang Wook-soon (2) | New tournament | ||
| 25 Aug | Fila Open | South Korea | 250,000 | Kwon Oh-chul (1) | New tournament | ||
| 4 Sep | Philip Morris Asian Cup | South Korea | 300,000 |  Jeev Milkha Singh (3) | New tournament | ||
| 29 Sep | Lexus International | Thailand | 200,000 | Boonchu Ruangkit (3) | New tournament | ||
| 6 Oct | Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship | Singapore | 200,000 |  Yeh Chang-ting (2) | [3] | ||
| 19 Oct | Gadgil Western Dubai Creek Open | UAE | 350,000 |  Paul Friedlander (1) | [4] | ||
| 27 Oct | Australian Players Championship | Australia | A$500,000 | Bradley Hughes (n/a) | ANZ | New to Asian PGA Tour | [5] |
| 5 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Masters | Hong Kong | 500,000 |  Bernhard Langer (n/a) | ANZ | New to Asian PGA Tour | [5] |
| 10 Nov | Merlion Masters | Singapore | 200,000 | Peter Teravainen (1) | |||
| 19 Nov | Pakistan Steel Masters | Pakistan | Eric Rustand (1) | ||||
| 30 Nov | Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship | Indonesia | Thammanoon Sriroj (2) | New to Asian PGA Tour | [6] | ||
| 8 Dec | Royal Thai Classic | Thailand | Richard Kaplan (1) | New tournament | |||
| 15 Dec | Omega PGA Championship | Hong Kong | 500,000 | Gerry Norquist (2) | |||
| 22 Dec | Asian Matchplay Championship | Indonesia | 150,000 |  Zhang Lianwei (2) | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kang Wook-soon | 183,737 |
| 2 | Gerry Norquist | 129,404 |
| 3 | Thammanoon Sriroj | 127,422 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Boonchu Ruangkit | [7] |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian PGA Tour members.
- ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
References
- McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. pp. 177–187, 553–566. ISBN 1878843176.
- "Cuello settles for third in Canlubang golf classic". Manila Standard. 21 April 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- "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.
- "World at a glance". New Straits Times. 20 October 1996. p. 16(30 in newspaper). Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- "Big names bolster the Asian Tour". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 30 October 1996. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Thamanoon grabs the glory". The Nation. Thailand. 1 December 1996. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.
- "Els scorches the course with seven-under effot". The Nation. Thailand. 24 January 1998. p. 8 (A14 in paper). Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
...Boonchu Ruangkit won it in 1996.
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