1997 Asian PGA Tour

The 1997 Omega Tour was the third 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 1997 Asian PGA Tour schedule.[1]

DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund (US$)		WinnerNotes
9 FebAsian Honda ClassicThailand300,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)[2][3]
30 MarVietnam OpenVietnam150,000 Andrew Bonhomme (1)
13 AprLondon Myanmar OpenMyanmar200,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (4)
20 AprDFS Galleria Guam OpenGuam200,000 Gerry Norquist (3)
27 AprSatelindo Indonesia OpenIndonesia200,000 Craig Parry (1)
18 MayVolvo China OpenChina400,000 Cheng Jun (1)[4]
10 AugSabah MastersMalaysia200,000 Des Terblanche (1)[5]
17 AugSingTel Ericsson Singapore OpenSingapore200,000 Zaw Moe (1)[6]
7 SepPhilip Morris Asian CupSouth Korea400,000 Park No-seok (1)
14 SepEricsson Asia-Pacific MastersIndonesia500,000 Darren Cole (1)Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
21 SepMild Seven Kuala Lumpur OpenMalaysia300,000 Charlie Wi (1)
12 OctYokohama Singapore PGA ChampionshipSingapore150,000 Prayad Marksaeng (1)
19 OctABN-AMRO Pakistan MastersPakistan Thammanoon Sriroj (3)
26 OctDubai Creek OpenUAE250,000 Adrian Percey (1)[7]
2 NovHero Honda MastersIndia200,000 Ted Purdy (1)[8]
9 NovTa-Shee OpenTaiwan250,000 Wang Ter-chang (1)[9]
16 NovVolvo Masters of MalaysiaMalaysia200,000 Christian Pena (1)[10]
23 NovLexus Thai InternationalThailand200,000 Prayad Marksaeng (2)[11]
30 NovTugu Pratama Indonesian PGA ChampionshipIndonesia200,000 Clay Devers (2)
7 DecAndersen Consulting Hong Kong OpenChina200,000 Frank Nobilo (1)
14 DecOmega PGA ChampionshipChina500,000 Rodrigo Cuello (1)
20 DecVolvo Asian MatchplayPhilippines250,000 Des Terblanche (2)

References
  1. "Roll of Honour". South China Morning Post. 11 December 1997. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. Horn, Robert (6 February 1997). "Woods battles heat, opens with 70 in Thailand tournament". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. Diaz, Jaime (17 February 1997). "Thais That Bind: Tiger Woods dad to juggle a slew of demands in the homeland of his mother". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. "Cheng powers to a five stroke victory". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 19 May 1997. p. 56(39 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. "Terblanche in sudden-death". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 11 August 1997. p. 22(43 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. "Unstoppable Moe cruises to title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 18 August 1997. p. 22(43 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. "Percey crowned in Dubai". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 27 October 1997. p. 23(45 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. "Purdy wins his first pro title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 3 November 1997. p. 21(40 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. "Love,Toms remain tied..." New Straits Times. Malaysia. 10 November 1997. p. 21(40 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. "Pena clinches Masters crown". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 17 November 1997. p. 22(43 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. "Shaifubari picks up RM12,000 Prize in Bangkok". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 24 November 1997. p. 23(44 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.


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