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.
Davidoff title sponsorship In 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 over three years.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes31 JanLondon Myanmar Open Myanmar 200,000 Wang Ter-chang (2) n/a 7 FebBenson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 750,000 Gerry Norquist (5) 24 EUR New to Asian PGA Tour14 MarWills Indian Open India 300,000 Arjun Atwal (1) n/a 18 AprMacau Open Macau 200,000 Lee Westwood (n/a) n/a 2 MayMaekyung Daks Open South Korea 250,000 James Kingston (2) n/a KOR New to Asian PGA Tour23 MayVolvo China Open China 400,000 Kyi Hla Han (1) n/a 30 MayCasino Filipino Philippine Open Philippines 200,000 Anthony Kang (1) n/a New to Asian PGA Tour22 AugTianjin TEDA Open China 200,000 Thammanoon Sriroj (4) n/a New tournament29 AugVolvo Masters of Malaysia Malaysia 200,000 Nico van Rensburg (3) n/a 5 SepERA Taiwan Open Taiwan 300,000 Kang Wook-soon (5) n/a New to Asian PGA Tour19 SepKolon Korea Open South Korea ₩350,000,000 K. J. Choi (1) n/a KOR 17 OctLexus International Thailand 220,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (4) n/a 24 OctNokia Singapore Open Singapore 400,000 Kenny Druce (1) n/a 31 OctHero Honda Masters India 200,000 Jyoti Randhawa (2) n/a 7 NovSabah Masters Malaysia 150,000 Robert Huxtable (2) n/a 14 NovJohnnie Walker Classic Taiwan £800,000 Michael Campbell (n/a) 28 ANZ, EUR New to Asian PGA Tour28 NovPerrier Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 300,000 Patrik Sjöland (n/a) n/a 4 DecMittweida Thailand Open Thailand 200,000 Fran Quinn (1) n/a 12 DecOmega PGA Championship China 500,000 Fran Quinn (2) n/a
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Kyi Hla Han 204,2112 Gerry Norquist 139,4163 Simon Yates 133,0004 Kang Wook-soon 113,0775 James Kingston 101,776
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Kyi Hla Han Rookie of the Year Kenny Druce
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