The 1996 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1996 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the second 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 second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, that was announced in September 1995.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes17 Mar Sabah Masters Malaysia 200,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (1) n/a New to Asian PGA Tour1 Apr Singha Thai Prasit Bangkok Open Thailand 175,000 Thammanoon Sriroj (1) n/a New tournament21 Apr Canlubang Classic Philippines 175,000 Craig Kamps (1) n/a 28 Apr Tournament Players Championship Malaysia 175,000 Kang Wook-soon (1) n/a 5 May Honda Invitational Thailand 300,000 Steve Elkington (n/a) n/a New tournament12 May Guam Open Guam 175,000 Mo Joong-kyung (1) n/a New tournament2 Jun Volvo China Open China 400,000 Prayad Marksaeng (1) n/a New to Asian PGA Tour11 Aug Canon Singapore Open Singapore 500,000 John Kernohan (1) n/a New to Asian PGA Tour18 Aug Kuala Lumpur Open Malaysia 200,000 Kang Wook-soon (2) n/a New tournament25 Aug Fila Open South Korea 300,000 Kwon Oh-chul (1) n/a KOR New tournament1 Sep Philip Morris Asian Cup South Korea 300,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (3) n/a New tournament29 Sep Lexus International Thailand 200,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (3) n/a New tournament6 Oct Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship Singapore 200,000 Yeh Chang-ting (2) n/a 18 Oct Dubai Creek Open UAE 350,000 Paul Friedlander (1) n/a 27 Oct Australian Players Championship Australia A$500,000 Bradley Hughes (n/a) 16 ANZ New to Asian PGA Tour3 Nov Alfred Dunhill Masters Hong Kong 500,000 Bernhard Langer (n/a) 26 ANZ New to Asian PGA Tour10 Nov Merlion Masters Singapore 175,000 Peter Teravainen (1) n/a 17 Nov Pakistan Steel Masters Pakistan 225,000 Eric Rustand (1) n/a 1 Dec Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia 250,000 Thammanoon Sriroj (2) n/a New to Asian PGA Tour8 Dec Royal Thai Classic Thailand 325,000 Richard Kaplan (1) n/a New tournament15 Dec Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong 500,000 Gerry Norquist (2) n/a 22 Dec Asian Matchplay Championship Indonesia 150,000 Zhang Lianwei (2) n/a Limited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Kang Wook-soon 183,7872 Gerry Norquist 129,4043 Thammanoon Sriroj 127,4224 Craig Kamps 119,5125 Jeff Wagner 109,570
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Kang Wook-soon Rookie of the Year Jeff Wagner
See also 1995–96 Asia Golf Circuit
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