The 1995–96 Asia Golf Circuit was the 35th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the Asian PGA Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1995–96 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 15 Oct Volvo Asian Masters Taiwan 400,000 Corey Pavin (n/a) 16 New tournament 19 Nov Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 300,000 Gary Webb (2) 16 25 Nov Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia 250,000 John Senden (n/a) 14 New to Asia Golf Circuit 21 Jan Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 300,000 Steve Flesch (1) 16 28 Jan Sabah Masters Malaysia – Removed – 4 Feb Mitsubishi Motors Southwoods Open Philippines 250,000 Manny Zerman (1) 12 New tournament 11 Feb Thai Airways Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 Todd Barranger (1) 12 18 Feb Classic Indian Open India 300,000 Hidezumi Shirakata (1) 12 25 Feb Thai Classic Thailand – Removed – New tournament 3 Mar Malaysian Classic Malaysia – Removed – New tournament 9 Mar Matoa Nasional Invitational Indonesia 250,000 Christian Peña (1) 12 17 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 250,000 Ed Fryatt (1) 12 24 Mar Rolex Masters Singapore 250,000 Mike Cunning (1) 12 31 Mar U-Bix Philippine Open Philippines 300,000 Rob Whitlock (1) 12 7 Apr China Classic China – Removed – New tournament 14 Apr Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea 300,000 Park Nam-sin (2) 12 KOR 21 Apr Kirin Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Yoshinori Kaneko (n/a) 16 JPN
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1996 PGA of Japan Tour.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Rick Todd 110,1222 Ed Fryatt 81,9213 Jim Rutledge 72,8304 Rob Moss 72,6085 Don Walsworth 71,734
See also 1995 Asian PGA Tour 1996 Asian PGA Tour
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