The 1996–97 Asia Golf Circuit was the 36th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the Asian PGA Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 20 Oct Chinfon Republic of China Open Taiwan 300,000 Hong Chia-yuh (a) (2) 12 1 Dec Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia – Removed – 8 Dec Andersen Consulting Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 350,000 Rodrigo Cuello (1) 14 16 Feb Mitsubishi Motors Southwoods Open Philippines 250,000 Takao Nogami (1) 12 23 Feb Konica U-Bix Manila Open Philippines 200,000 Yasuharu Imano (1) 12 New tournament 9 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 300,000 Lee Westwood (n/a) 14 16 Mar Thai Airways Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 Christian Chernock (1) 12 23 Mar Rolex Masters Singapore 300,000 Kyi Hla Han (1) 12 30 Mar Classic Indian Open India 300,000 Ed Fryatt (2) 12 20 Apr Philippine Open Philippines 300,000 Kevin Wentworth (1) 12 27 Apr Kirin Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (2) 22 JPN
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1997 PGA of Japan Tour.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Kim Jong-duck 156,2312 Ed Fryatt 119,4203 Kevin Wentworth 107,5234 Larry Barber 96,0725 Gary Rusnak 75,653
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Tun Abdul Hamid Omar Award) Dean Wilson
See also 1996 Asian PGA Tour 1997 Asian PGA Tour
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