1998 Asian PGA Tour

The 1998 Omega Tour was the fourth 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 1998 Asian PGA Tour schedule. [1]

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes
8 Mar	London Myanmar Open	Myanmar	200,000	Taimur Hussain (1)	[2]
15 Mar	Classic Indian Open	India	300,000	Firoz Ali (1)
5 Apr	China Orient Masters	China	200,000	Chawalit Plaphol (1)
19 Apr	Volvo China Open	China	400,000	Ed Fryatt (1)
3 May	Macau Open	Macau	200,000	Satoshi Oide (1)
17 May	Guam Open	Guam	200,000	Jerry Smith (1)
24 May	Fila Open	South Korea	200,000	Robert Huxtable (1)
9 Aug	Sabah Masters	Malaysia	150,000	Simon Yates (1)	[3]
16 Aug	Volvo Masters of Malaysia	Malaysia	200,000	Chris Williams (1)	[4]
23 Aug	Ericsson Singapore Open	Singapore	500,000	Shaun Micheel (1)	[5]
20 Sep	Kolon Korean Open	South Korea	300,000	Kim Dae-sub (a) (1)
18 Oct	Kuala Lumpur Open	Malaysia	200,000	Nico van Rensburg (2)	[6]
25 Oct	Fedex PGA Championship	Singapore	150,000	Chris Williams (2)	[7]
1 Nov	Ericsson Classic	Taiwan	200,000	Lu Wen-teh (1)
8 Nov	Hero Honda Masters	India	200,000	Jyoti Randhawa (1)
15 Nov	Thailand Open	Thailand	200,000	James Kingston (1)
29 Nov	Perrier Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	300,000	Kang Wook-soon (3)	[8]
6 Dec	Omega PGA Championship	Hong Kong	500,000	Kang Wook-soon (4)	[9]
13 Dec	Volvo Asian Matchplay	China	200,000	Gerry Norquist (4)

References

1. "Tour on track despite economic slowdown". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 5 March 1998. p. 15. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
2. "Bagan". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 9 March 1998. p. 16(29 in paper). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
3. "Yates wins sabah Masters". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 10 August 1998. p. 20(39 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
4. "Williams lands the big purse". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 15 August 1998. p. 90(38 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
5. "Micheel keeps nerve to win title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 24 August 1998. p. 19(37 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
6. "South African bags KL Open after marathon playoff". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 19 October 1998. p. 19(37 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
7. "Williams hang on to second title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 October 1998. p. 19(36 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
8. "Kang goes one better in Hong Kong Open". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 30 November 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
9. "Kang gets into record books". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 7 December 1998. p. 18(35 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.