1998 Asian PGA Tour

The 1998 Omega Tour was the fourth 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 1998 Asian PGA Tour schedule. [1]

DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund (US$)		WinnerNotes
8 MarLondon Myanmar OpenMyanmar200,000 Taimur Hussain (1)[2]
15 MarClassic Indian OpenIndia300,000 Firoz Ali (1)
5 AprChina Orient MastersChina200,000 Chawalit Plaphol (1)
19 AprVolvo China OpenChina400,000 Ed Fryatt (1)
3 MayMacau OpenMacau200,000 Satoshi Oide (1)
17 MayGuam OpenGuam200,000 Jerry Smith (1)
24 MayFila OpenSouth Korea200,000 Robert Huxtable (1)
9 AugSabah MastersMalaysia150,000 Simon Yates (1)[3]
16 AugVolvo Masters of MalaysiaMalaysia200,000 Chris Williams (1)[4]
23 AugEricsson Singapore OpenSingapore500,000 Shaun Micheel (1)[5]
20 SepKolon Korean OpenSouth Korea300,000 Kim Dae-sub (a) (1)
18 OctKuala Lumpur OpenMalaysia200,000 Nico van Rensburg (2)[6]
25 OctFedex PGA ChampionshipSingapore150,000 Chris Williams (2)[7]
1 NovEricsson ClassicTaiwan200,000 Lu Wen-teh (1)
8 NovHero Honda MastersIndia200,000 Jyoti Randhawa (1)
15 NovThailand OpenThailand200,000 James Kingston (1)
29 NovPerrier Hong Kong OpenHong Kong300,000 Kang Wook-soon (3)[8]
6 DecOmega PGA ChampionshipHong Kong500,000 Kang Wook-soon (4)[9]
13 DecVolvo Asian MatchplayChina200,000 Gerry Norquist (4)
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References
  1. "Tour on track despite economic slowdown". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 5 March 1998. p. 15. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "Bagan". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 9 March 1998. p. 16(29 in paper). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. "Yates wins sabah Masters". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 10 August 1998. p. 20(39 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. "Williams lands the big purse". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 15 August 1998. p. 90(38 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. "Micheel keeps nerve to win title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 24 August 1998. p. 19(37 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. "South African bags KL Open after marathon playoff". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 19 October 1998. p. 19(37 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. "Williams hang on to second title". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 October 1998. p. 19(36 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. "Kang goes one better in Hong Kong Open". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 30 November 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. "Kang gets into record books". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 7 December 1998. p. 18(35 in newspaper). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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