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1995 Asian PGA Tour
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. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. Awards Notes References External links * {{Asian Tour seasons Asian Tour Asian PGA Tour Asian PGA Tour Asian PGA Tour Asian PGA Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Keng-chi
Lin Keng-chi (, born 1 July 1966) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Career Lin has won five tournaments on the Asian Tour and topped the Tour's money list in 1995. He has also played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour, where he had won three titles. In 2001 he reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He was a member of Asia's winning 2003 Dynasty Cup team. Professional wins (9) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0) Asian Tour wins (5) Other wins (1) *1998 Trans Strait Invitational Team appearances Amateur *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1988 Professional *Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2013 (winners) See also *List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins This is a list of golfers who have won five or more events on the Asian Tour since its founding in 1995. Many of the players on the list have won events on Professional golf tours, other tours and unofficial events or won tournaments that have b ... References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh ( hif, विजय सिंह ; born 22 February 1963), nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer. He has won 34 events on the PGA Tour, including three major championships: one Masters title (2000) and two PGA Championships ( 1998, 2004). He is the first person of South Asian descent to win a major championship. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006. Singh reached world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. Vijay was the 12th man to reach the world No. 1 ranking and was the only new world No. 1 in the 2000s decade. Singh was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008. He also captured the FedEx Cup in 2008. Career history Early life and amateur career Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood: "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts. My father used to say, 'Little Vijay, golf balls don't fall off trees you know,' so I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaurav Ghei
Gaurav Ghei (born 25 September 1968) is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He turned professional in 1991. His wins include three Asian Tour titles: the 1995 Gadgil Western Masters, the 2006 Taiwan Masters, and the 2007 Beijing Open. In 1997 he became the first Indian golfer to qualify for The Open Championship. Amateur wins *1991 East India Amateur, West India Amateur, North India Amateur Professional wins (5) Asian Tour wins (3) Other wins (2) *1994 Desaru Classic (Malaysia) *1999 Asian Nations Cup (Malaysia; individual) Results in major championships ''Note: Ghei only played in The Open Championship.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut Team appearances *Dunhill Cup (representing India): 1996 *World Cup (representing India): 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadgil Western Masters
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Kwon Young-suk
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Kenmore Pakistan Masters
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Gerry Norquist
Gerry Norquist (born May 29, 1962) is an American professional golfer. Norquist was born in Portland, Oregon and turned professional relatively late at the age of 26. He played most of his tournament golf in Asia, predominantly on the Asian Tour where he won five titles, and later on the Japan Golf Tour. His five wins on the Asian Tour are the most for an American. His biggest win came in 1999 at the European Tour co-sanctioned Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open, which gave him a two-year exemption on that tour. Norquist maintained his links with the Asian Tour and was appointed senior vice president in 2006. He was active on the European Seniors Tour in 2012; playing in 14 events, making the cut 12 times. His best finish was a tie for 6th at the Taiwan-based Fubon Senior Open. Professional wins (13) European Tour wins (1) 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour Asian PGA Tour wins (5) 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) Asia Golf Circuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Perak Classic
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Samsung Masters
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Nico Van Rensburg
Nicholas Marthinus van Rensburg (born 24 August 1966) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour. He has won on the Sunshine Tour six times between 1989 and 2005. He has three Asian Tour victories also. Van Rensburg was born in Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa. He turned professional in 1987. He won his first Sunshine Tour event in 1989 and has played consistently on tour ever since. He currently resides in Pretoria with his wife Elmarie and his children Kristoff and Carmen. Amateur highlights * Colours for Eastern Transvaal and Transvaal * Highveld Open * Eastern Transvaal Closed Championship * Springs Amateur Championship Professional wins (9) Asian PGA Tour wins (3) Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) Sunshine Tour wins (3) Other wins (3) *1989 Highveld Classic The Highveld Classic was a golf tournament on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour. It was held annually at Witbank Golf Club in Witbank on the highveld of Mpumalanga, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlion Masters
The Merlion Masters was a golf tournament that was held in Singapore in 1995 and 1996. It was an event on the Asian Tour. The Merlion Masters was hosted at ''Laguna National Golf and Country Club'' in 1995, when it was won by South African Nico van Rensburg, and the ''SAFRA Resort'' in 1996, when Singapore resident Peter Teravainen Peter Teravainen (born April 23, 1956) is an American professional golfer. He briefly played on the PGA Tour, in 1980, but did not have much success. For the remainder of his career he primarily played overseas, culminating with wins at the 1995 ... won the title in a sudden-death playoff. Winners Notes References {{reflist Former Asian Tour events Golf tournaments in Singapore Recurring sporting events established in 1995 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1996 1995 establishments in Singapore 1996 disestablishments in Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Willis (golfer)
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