1995–96 Asia Golf Circuit
| Duration | 12 October 1995 – 21 April 1996 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13[a] |
| Order of Merit |  Rick Todd |
← 1995 1996–97 → | |
The 1995–96 Asia Golf Circuit was the 35th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the Asian PGA Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1995–96 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | Volvo Asian Masters | Taiwan | 400,000 |  Corey Pavin (n/a) |
16 | New tournament | |
| 19 Nov | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 300,000 | Gary Webb (2) |
16 | ||
| 25 Nov | Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship | Indonesia | 250,000 |  John Senden (n/a) |
14 | New to Asia Golf Circuit | |
| 21 Jan | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 300,000 | Steve Flesch (1) |
16 | ||
| Sabah Masters | Malaysia | – | Removed[d] | – | |||
| 4 Feb | Mitsubishi Motors Southwoods Open | Philippines | 250,000 |  Manny Zerman (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 11 Feb | Thai Airways Thailand Open | Thailand | 300,000 | Todd Barranger (1) |
12 | ||
| 18 Feb | Classic Indian Open | India | 300,000 |  Hidezumi Shirakata (1) |
12 | ||
| Thai Classic | Thailand | – | Removed | – | New tournament | ||
| Malaysian Classic | Malaysia | – | Removed | – | New tournament | ||
| 9 Mar | Matoa Nasional Invitational | Indonesia | 250,000 | Christian Peña (1) |
12 | ||
| 17 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 250,000 |  Ed Fryatt (1) |
12 | ||
| 24 Mar | Rolex Masters | Singapore | 250,000 | Mike Cunning (1) |
12 | ||
| 31 Mar | U-Bix Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 | Rob Whitlock (1) |
12 | ||
| China Classic | China | – | Removed | – | New tournament | ||
| 14 Apr | Maekyung LG Fashion Open | South Korea | 300,000 |  Park Nam-sin (2) |
12 | KOR | |
| 21 Apr | Kirin Open | Japan | ¥100,000,000 | Yoshinori Kaneko (n/a) |
16 | JPN |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1996 PGA of Japan Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Todd |
110,122 |
| 2 | Ed Fryatt |
81,921 |
| 3 | Jim Rutledge |
72,830 |
| 4 | Rob Moss |
72,608 |
| 5 | Don Walsworth |
71,734 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ A further four tournaments were scheduled but were removed from the schedule.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members.
- ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
- ^ Proceeded as an Asian PGA Tour event.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "$8.8m boost for Asia Tour". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 August 1995. p. 40. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Clash of dates in March for two big tourneys". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 December 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Todd tops Asian list". New Sunday Times. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 23 April 1996. p. 22 (42 in paper). Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Todd takes on Japanese PGA Tour after success on Asian Tour". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 24 April 1996. p. 47. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.