1997 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration6 February 1997 (1997-02-06) – 20 December 1997 (1997-12-20)
Number of official events22
Most winsThailand Prayad Marksaeng (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Mike Cunning
Players' Player of the YearThailand Prayad Marksaeng
Rookie of the YearUnited States Ted Purdy
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]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
9 FebAsian Honda ClassicThailand300,000United States Tiger Woods (n/a)n/a
30 MarVietnam OpenVietnam200,000Australia Andrew Bonhomme (1)n/a
13 AprLondon Myanmar OpenMyanmar200,000Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (4)n/a
20 AprDFS Galleria Guam OpenGuam200,000United States Gerry Norquist (3)n/a
27 AprSatelindo Indonesia OpenIndonesia200,000Australia Craig Parry (1)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
18 MayVolvo China OpenChina400,000China Cheng Jun (1)n/a
10 AugSabah MastersMalaysia200,000South Africa Des Terblanche (1)n/a
17 AugSingTel Ericsson Singapore OpenSingapore200,000Myanmar Zaw Moe (1)n/a
7 SepPhilip Morris Asian CupSouth Korea400,000South Korea Park No-seok (1)n/a
14 SepEricsson Asia-Pacific MastersIndonesia500,000Australia Darren Cole (1)16ANZNew tournament
21 SepMild Seven Kuala Lumpur OpenMalaysia300,000South Korea Charlie Wi (1)n/a
12 OctYokohama Singapore PGA ChampionshipSingapore150,000Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (1)n/a
19 OctABN-AMRO Pakistan MastersPakistan200,000Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (3)n/a
26 OctDubai Creek OpenUAE250,000Australia Adrian Percey (1)n/a
2 NovHero Honda MastersIndia200,000United States Ted Purdy (1)n/aNew tournament
9 NovTa-Shee OpenTaiwan250,000Taiwan Wang Ter-chang (1)n/aNew tournament
16 NovVolvo Masters of MalaysiaMalaysia200,000United States Christian Peña (1)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
23 NovLexus Thai InternationalThailand200,000Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (2)n/a
30 NovTugu Pratama Indonesian PGA ChampionshipIndonesia200,000United States Clay Devers (2)n/a
7 DecAndersen Consulting Hong Kong OpenHong Kong350,000New Zealand Frank Nobilo (1)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
14 DecOmega PGA ChampionshipHong Kong500,000Philippines Rodrigo Cuello (1)n/a
20 DecVolvo Asian MatchplayPhilippines250,000South Africa Des Terblanche (2)n/aLimited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Mike Cunning170,619
2Thailand Prayad Marksaeng123,805
3Taiwan Lu Wen-teh114,716
4United States Ted Purdy111,573
5India Jeev Milkha Singh110,840

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the YearThailand Prayad Marksaeng[5]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Ted Purdy[6][7]

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.

References

  1. Robinson, Spencer (15 January 1996). "Asian PGA looks back on a year of achievements". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023. 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.
  2. "Roll of Honour". South China Morning Post. 11 December 1997. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. "Asian PGA Rankings". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1997. p. 40 (39 in paper). Retrieved 15 November 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cunning tops list". Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. 17 December 1997. p. 34 (4D in paper). Retrieved 31 October 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Robinson, Spencer (17 December 1997). "Zhang and Cheng poised for matchplay showdown". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023. While Cunning won the Merit title, Prayad finished second and was named as the Players' Player of the Year.
  6. Campbell, Al (11 December 1997). "Tiger-tamer Ted stakes claim for best rookie". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. "Ted Purdy". Arizona Wildcats. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023. 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.
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