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The 1996 Omega Tour was the second season of the Asian PGA Tour, the second men's professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the long established Asia Golf Circuit.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1996 Asian PGA Tour schedule.[1]

Date Tournament Country Prize
fund (US$)		 Winner Notes
17 Mar Sabah Masters Malaysia 200,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (1)
1 Apr Singha Thai Prasit Bangkok Open Thailand 175,000 Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (1)
21 Apr Canlubang Classic Philippines 175,000 South Africa Craig Kamps (1) [2]
29 Apr Tournament Players Championship Malaysia 175,000 South Korea Kang Wook-soon (1)
5 May Honda Invitational Thailand 300,000 Australia Steve Elkington (n/a)
12 May Guam Open Guam 175,000 South Korea Mo Joong-kyung (1)
2 Jun Volvo China Open China 400,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (1)
11 Aug Canon Singapore Open Singapore 500,000 United States John Kerkoran (1)
18 Aug Kuala Lumpur Open Malaysia 280,000 South Korea Kang Wook-soon (2)
25 Aug Fila Open South Korea 250,000 South Korea Kwon Oh-chul (1)
4 Sep Philip Morris Asian Cup South Korea 300,000 India Jeev Milkha Singh (3)
29 Sep Lexus International Thailand 200,000 Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (3)
6 Oct Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship Singapore 200,000 Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting (2) [3]
19 Oct Gadgil Western Dubai Creek Open UAE 350,000 Eswatini Paul Friedlander (1) [4]
27 Oct Australian Players Championship Australia Australia Bradley Hughes (n/a) Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia[5]
5 Nov Alfred Dunhill Masters Hong Kong 500,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (n/a) Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia[5]
12 Nov Merlion Masters Singapore 200,000 United States Peter Teravainen (1)
19 Nov Pakistan Steel Masters Pakistan United States Eric Rustand (1)
30 Nov Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (2) [6]
8 Dec Royal Thai Classic Thailand South Africa Richard Kaplan (1)
15 Dec Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong 500,000 United States Gerry Norquist (2)
22 Dec Asian Matchplay Championship Indonesia 150,000 China Zhang Lianwei (2)

References

  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. pp. 177–187, 553–566. ISBN 1878843176.
  2. ^ "Cuello settles for third in Canlubang golf classic". Manila Standard. 21 April 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "World at a glance". New Straits Times. 20 October 1996. p. 16(30 in newspaper). Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ a b "Big names bolster the Asian Tour". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 30 October 1996. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Thamanoon grabs the glory". The Nation. Thailand. 1 December 1996. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.
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