1996 Asian PGA Tour
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 |  Thaworn Wiratchant (1) | |
| 1 Apr | Singha Thai Prasit Bangkok Open | Thailand | 175,000 | Thammanoon Sriroj (1) | |
| 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) | |
| 12 May | Guam Open | Guam | 175,000 | Mo Joong-kyung (1) | |
| 2 Jun | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (1) | |
| 11 Aug | Canon Singapore Open | Singapore | 500,000 |  John Kerkoran (1) | |
| 18 Aug | Kuala Lumpur Open | Malaysia | 280,000 | Kang Wook-soon (2) | |
| 25 Aug | Fila Open | South Korea | 250,000 | Kwon Oh-chul (1) | |
| 4 Sep | Philip Morris Asian Cup | South Korea | 300,000 |  Jeev Milkha Singh (3) | |
| 29 Sep | Lexus International | Thailand | 200,000 | Boonchu Ruangkit (3) | |
| 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 | Bradley Hughes (n/a) | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia[5] | |
| 5 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Masters | Hong Kong | 500,000 |  Bernhard Langer (n/a) | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia[5] |
| 12 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) | [6] | |
| 8 Dec | Royal Thai Classic | Thailand | Richard Kaplan (1) | ||
| 15 Dec | Omega PGA Championship | Hong Kong | 500,000 | Gerry Norquist (2) | |
| 22 Dec | Asian Matchplay Championship | Indonesia | 150,000 |  Zhang Lianwei (2) |
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.
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