The 1997–98 Asia Golf Circuit was the 37th 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.
OWGR discontinuation From 1998 onwards, the Asia Golf Circuit was discontinued from the Official World Golf Ranking. The 1997 Maekyung LG Fashion Open was the final event to receive OWGR points.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997–98 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 4 May Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea 400,000 Shin Yong-jin (1) 12 KOR 15 Feb Ericsson Philippine Masters Philippines 100,000 Frankie Miñoza (7) n/a Upgraded to official event 22 Feb Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 300,000 Ed Fryatt (3) n/a 1 Mar Rolex Masters Singapore 300,000 Frankie Miñoza (8) n/a 22 Mar Philippine Open Philippines 250,000 Frankie Miñoza (9) n/a 26 Apr Kirin Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Frankie Miñoza (10) 24 JPN 3 May Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea ₩350,000,000 Scott Rowe (1) n/a KOR
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1998 PGA of Japan Tour.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Frankie Miñoza 252,0482 Ed Fryatt 90,3523 Jim Rutledge 85,6144 Scott Rowe 77,6785 Shin Yong-jin 73,833
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Tun Abdul Hamid Omar Award) Scott Rowe
See also 1997 Asian PGA Tour 1998 Asian PGA Tour
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