The 1995 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1995 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the Asian PGA Tour, one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the long established Asia Golf Circuit.
| Duration | 22 June 1995 – 21 January 1996 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins |  Lin Keng-chi (3) |
| Order of Merit | Lin Keng-chi |
| Players' Player of the Year | Lin Keng-chi |
| Rookie of the Year |  Arjun Atwal |
1996 → | |
Omega title sponsorship
editIn September, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, being renamed as the Omega Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth US$6,000,000 over three years.[1][2]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[3][4]
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[1][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lin Keng-chi |
177,856 |
| 2 |  Boonchu Ruangkit |
173,378 |
| 3 | Jeev Milkha Singh |
154,403 |
| 4 |  Robert Willis |
132,642 |
| 5 | Gaurav Ghei |
124,934 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Lin Keng-chi |
[1] |
| Rookie of the Year | Arjun Atwal |
[6] |
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.
References
edit- ^ a b c Robinson, Spencer (1997). The Official 1997 Asian PGA Yearbook – The Omega Tour. Edinburgh Financial Publishing. pp. 14, 16. ISBN 9627982210.
- ^ Robinson, Spencer (15 January 1996). "Asian PGA looks back on a year of achievements". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
In September, though, Swiss watchmakers Omega came on board, signing a deal, reputed to be worth more than US$6 million, which ties them to the circuit for an initial three-year period.
- ^ "First Asian PGA opens". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 June 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Korean snatches APGA opener, Pacto is 7th". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. 27 June 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Robinson, Spencer (15 January 1996). "Boonchu's agony as Lin wins it on Merit". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Atwal in sight of first big victory". South China Morning Post. 14 September 1997. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
India's Arjun Atwal, the Omega Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1995…