Honda Invitational

The Honda Invitational was a golf tournament on the Asian Tour that was held in Thailand in 1996 and 1997. The tournament was won, respectively, by Australia's Steve Elkington and America's Tiger Woods.

The 1997 event received far more media attention due to the presence of Woods, who received a reported $480,000 appearance fee, which was more than the total prize fund of the tournament. However his management company, IMG, expressed that the reason Woods attended the event was because his mother is from Thailand. When he arrived at the airport there were 1,000 people waiting for him and four of the country's five television stations carried his arrival live.[1] After an opening round of 70 (−2) that put him three shots behind,[2] Woods would play excellently over the last three days, shooting 64-66-68 to win by ten strokes.[1]

Events
Year Name Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory		 Runner-up Winner's
share (US$)		 Ref
1996 Honda Invitational Steve Elkington Australia Blue Canyon Country Club 281 (−7) 1 stroke Felix Casas 48,450 [3]
1997 Asian Honda Classic Tiger Woods  United States Thai Country Club 268 (−20) 10 strokes Mo Joong-kyung 48,000 [1]

References
  1. Diaz, Jaime (February 17, 1997). "Thais That Bind: Tiger Woods dad to juggle a slew of demands in the homeland of his mother". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  2. Horn, Robert (February 6, 1997). "Woods battles heat, opens with 70 in Thailand tournament". Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  3. "Sports Shorts". Associated Press. 6 May 1996.
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