Asian Matchplay Championship

The Asian Matchplay Championship was a professional match play golf tournament. It was the season ending event in each of the first four seasons of the Omega Tour, now known as the Asian Tour. It also included a pairs competition, the Hugo Boss Foursomes, played using the alternate shot format.[1]

Asian Matchplay Championship
Tournament information
LocationSoutheast Asia
Established1995
Tour(s)Asian Tour
FormatMatch play
Prize fund$265,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1998
Final champion
Gerry Norquist

It was hosted at a different venue every season. After the inaugural event, which was played in January, it was held in December each season. The tournament was sponsored by Volvo between 1996 and 1998, when it was titled as the Volvo Asian Matchplay.

The limited field was predominantly made up of winners of the major tournaments on the Omega Tour and leading players from the Order of Merit that season, with invitations also issued to the leading players from the Asia Golf Circuit, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and Southern Africa Tour.[1]

Winners
YearVenueHost countryWinnerCountryScoreRunner(s)-upNotes
Volvo Asian Matchplay
1998Mission Hills GCChinaGerry Norquist United States2 & 1 Eric Meeks[2]
1997Mimosa G&CCPhilippinesDes Terblanche South AfricaMatch conceded
on the 27th hole[lower-alpha 1]		 Brett Partridge[3]
1996 (Dec)Emeralda GCIndonesiaZhang Lianwei China1 up Kang Wook-soon[4]
Asian Matchplay Championship
1996 (Jan)Sta. Elena G&CCPhilippinesJeev Milkha Singh India3 & 1 Boonchu Ruangkit[5][6]
  1. Partridge conceded due to an arm injury; Terblanche was 2 up at the time.

References
  1. Campbell, Al (9 December 1998). "US$265,000 tourney marks end of season". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. "For the Record". The Times. 14 December 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. "No pear tree for Partridge". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 21 December 1997. p. 77. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Zhang battles to gruelling victory". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 December 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Jeev collects". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 January 1996. p. 36. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Singh wins Omega golf over Thai". Manila Standard. 22 January 1996. p. 20. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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