The 1999 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1999 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
| Duration | 28 January 1999 – 12 December 1999 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins |  Fran Quinn (2) |
| Order of Merit |  Kyi Hla Han |
| Players' Player of the Year | Kyi Hla Han |
| Rookie of the Year |  Kenny Druce |
← 1998 2000 → | |
Davidoff title sponsorship
editIn May, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, being renamed as the Davidoff Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth US$6,000,000 over three years.[1]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan | London Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 |  Wang Ter-chang (2) |
n/a | ||
| 7 Feb | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 750,000 | Gerry Norquist (5) |
24 | EUR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
| 14 Mar | Wills Indian Open | India | 300,000 |  Arjun Atwal (1) |
n/a | ||
| 18 Apr | Macau Open | Macau | 200,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a) |
n/a | ||
| 2 May | Maekyung Daks Open | South Korea | 250,000 |  James Kingston (2) |
n/a | KOR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
| 23 May | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 | Kyi Hla Han (1) |
n/a | ||
| 30 May | Casino Filipino Philippine Open | Philippines | 200,000 | Anthony Kang (1) |
n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
| 22 Aug | Tianjin TEDA Open | China | 200,000 |  Thammanoon Sriroj (4) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 29 Aug | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | Malaysia | 200,000 | Nico van Rensburg (3) |
n/a | ||
| 5 Sep | ERA Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 300,000 |  Kang Wook-soon (5) |
n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
| 19 Sep | Kolon Korea Open | South Korea | ₩350,000,000 | K. J. Choi (1) |
n/a | KOR | |
| 17 Oct | Lexus International | Thailand | 220,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (4) |
n/a | ||
| 24 Oct | Nokia Singapore Open | Singapore | 400,000 | Kenny Druce (1) |
n/a | ||
| 31 Oct | Hero Honda Masters | India | 200,000 | Jyoti Randhawa (2) |
n/a | ||
| 7 Nov | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 150,000 | Robert Huxtable (2) |
n/a | ||
| 14 Nov | Johnnie Walker Classic | Taiwan | £800,000 |  Michael Campbell (n/a) |
28 | ANZ, EUR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
| 28 Nov | Perrier Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 300,000 |  Patrik Sjöland (n/a) |
n/a | ||
| 4 Dec | Mittweida Thailand Open | Thailand | 200,000 | Fran Quinn (1) |
n/a | ||
| 12 Dec | Omega PGA Championship | China | 500,000 | Fran Quinn (2) |
n/a |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyi Hla Han |
204,211 |
| 2 | Gerry Norquist |
139,416 |
| 3 |  Simon Yates |
133,000 |
| 4 | Kang Wook-soon |
113,077 |
| 5 | James Kingston |
101,776 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Kyi Hla Han |
[6][7] |
| Rookie of the Year | Kenny Druce |
[8] |
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.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
edit- ^ "Asian PGA gets cash injection". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 May 1999. p. 104 (38 in paper). Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Tournament schedule 1999 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (2000). The World of Professional Golf 2000. IMG Publishing. pp. 184–196, 559–572. ISBN 1878843281.
- ^ "1999 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Alladin, Unus (13 December 1999). "Order of Merit winner Han revels in 'Best year ever'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
Han finished 14th in yesterday's Omega PGA Championship after carding a closing round 71 for a 281 aggregate total to finish the year with takings of US$204,210 in prize money.
- ^ "Callaway Golf Staff Professional Michael Campbell Uses Hawk Eye Driver To Win His Third Event In Four Weeks". Callaway Golf. 14 February 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
Han accepted the 1999 Asian PGA Player of the Year Award and the Davidoff Order of Merit title at an awards ceremony in Malaysia.
- ^ "Andy Ogletree receives ultimate accolade". Asian Tour. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
Kyi Hla Han, who sadly and unexpectedly passed away in February of 2022, was himself a winner of the Player's Player of the Year Award in 1999, the year he secured the OOM title.
- ^ "Kenny Druce". Asian PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 15 August 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
Kenny was Asian PGA Rookie of the Year in 1999.