The 1995 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1995 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the Asian PGA Tour, one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the long established Asia Golf Circuit.

Omega title sponsorship In September, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, being renamed as the Omega Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth over three years.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.

Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner Notes25 Jun Asian PGA International Thailand 200,000 Park Nam-sin (1) 2 Jul Canlubang Classic Philippines 150,000 Carlos Espinosa (1) 30 Jul Tournament Players Championship Malaysia 150,000 Lin Keng-chi (1) 13 Aug Volvo Masters of Thailand Thailand 85,000 Zhang Lianwei (1) 27 Aug Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship Singapore 200,000 Lin Keng-chi (2) 3 Sep Passport Open South Korea 300,000 Vijay Singh (n/a) 1 Oct Langkawi Open Malaysia 150,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (1) 8 Oct Gadgil Western Dubai Creek Open UAE 500,000 Robert Willis (1) 15 Oct Merlion Masters Singapore 200,000 Nico van Rensburg (1) 22 Oct Samsung Masters South Korea 500,000 Lin Keng-chi (3) 29 Oct Royal Perak Classic Malaysia 150,000 Gerry Norquist (1) 20 Nov Kenmore Pakistan Masters Pakistan 225,000 Kwon Young-suk (1) 27 Nov Gadgil Western Masters India 500,000 Gaurav Ghei (1) 10 Dec Gadgil Western Vietnam Open Vietnam 150,000 Clay Devers (1) 17 Dec Philippine Classic Philippines 200,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (1) 7 Jan Myanmar Open Myanmar 150,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (2) 14 Jan Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong 500,000 Yeh Chang-ting (1) 21 Jan Asian Matchplay Championship Philippines 200,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (2) Limited-field event

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 Lin Keng-chi 177,8562 Boonchu Ruangkit 173,3783 Jeev Milkha Singh 154,4034 Robert Willis 132,6425 Gaurav Ghei 124,934

Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Lin Keng-chi Rookie of the Year Arjun Atwal

See also 1995 Asia Golf Circuit

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