1999 Asian PGA Tour
Appearance
Duration | 28 January 1999 | – 12 December 1999
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Number of official events | 19 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 1998 2000 → |
The 1999 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1999 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
Davidoff title sponsorship
[edit]In May, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, being renamed as the Davidoff Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth US$6,000,000 over three years.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[2][3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 Jan | London Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
7 Feb | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 750,000 | ![]() |
24 | EUR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
14 Mar | Wills Indian Open | India | 300,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
18 Apr | Macau Open | Macau | 200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
2 May | Maekyung Daks Open | South Korea | 250,000 | ![]() |
n/a | KOR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
23 May | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
30 May | Casino Filipino Philippine Open | Philippines | 200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
22 Aug | Tianjin TEDA Open | China | 200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
29 Aug | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | Malaysia | 200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
5 Sep | ERA Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 300,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
19 Sep | Kolon Korea Open | South Korea | ₩350,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | KOR | |
17 Oct | Lexus International | Thailand | 220,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
24 Oct | Nokia Singapore Open | Singapore | 400,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
31 Oct | Hero Honda Masters | India | 200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
7 Nov | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
14 Nov | Johnnie Walker Classic | Taiwan | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
28 | ANZ, EUR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
28 Nov | Perrier Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 300,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
4 Dec | Mittweida Thailand Open | Thailand | 200,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
12 Dec | Omega PGA Championship | China | 500,000 | ![]() |
n/a |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
204,211 |
2 | ![]() |
139,416 |
3 | ![]() |
133,000 |
4 | ![]() |
113,077 |
5 | ![]() |
101,776 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
[6][7] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
[8] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian PGA Tour members.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Asian PGA gets cash injection". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 May 1999. p. 104 (38 in paper). Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Tournament schedule 1999 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (2000). The World of Professional Golf 2000. IMG Publishing. pp. 184–196, 559–572. ISBN 1878843281.
- ^ "1999 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Alladin, Unus (13 December 1999). "Order of Merit winner Han revels in 'Best year ever'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
Han finished 14th in yesterday's Omega PGA Championship after carding a closing round 71 for a 281 aggregate total to finish the year with takings of US$204,210 in prize money.
- ^ "Callaway Golf Staff Professional Michael Campbell Uses Hawk Eye Driver To Win His Third Event In Four Weeks". Callaway Golf. 14 February 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
Han accepted the 1999 Asian PGA Player of the Year Award and the Davidoff Order of Merit title at an awards ceremony in Malaysia.
- ^ "Andy Ogletree receives ultimate accolade". Asian Tour. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
Kyi Hla Han, who sadly and unexpectedly passed away in February of 2022, was himself a winner of the Player's Player of the Year Award in 1999, the year he secured the OOM title.
- ^ "Kenny Druce". Asian PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 15 August 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
Kenny was Asian PGA Rookie of the Year in 1999.