1997–98 Asia Golf Circuit Explained

Year:1997–98
Tour:Asia Golf Circuit
Regular Season:
No Of Events:7
Most Wins: Frankie Miñoza (4)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Frankie Miñoza
Honor2:Rookie of the Year
Honoree2: Scott Rowe
Prevseason:1996–97
Nextseason:1999

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.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997–98 season.[2] [3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
4 May South Korea 400,000 Shin Yong-jin (1) 12
15 Feb Philippines 100,000 Frankie Miñoza (7) n/a Upgraded to official event
22 Feb Malaysia 300,000 Ed Fryatt (3) n/a
1 Mar Singapore 300,000 Frankie Miñoza (8) n/a
22 Mar Philippines 250,000 Frankie Miñoza (9) n/a
26 Apr Japan ¥100,000,000 Frankie Miñoza (10) 24
3 May South Korea ₩350,000,000 Scott Rowe (1) n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1998 PGA of Japan Tour.[5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 252,048
2 90,352
3 85,614
4 77,678
5 73,833

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How the ranking evolved . Official World Golf Ranking . 23 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140521025558/http://www.owgr.com/about?tabID= . 21 May 2014.
  2. Book: Laidlaw, Renton . The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1999 . 1999 . 0333725719 . 175 . 23 February 2024 . limited . Archive.org.
  3. News: 프로골프 아시안투어 상반기 경기일정 확정 국내 톱랭커 대거 참여 . The competition schedule for the first half of the professional golf Asian tour has been confirmed. A large number of top rankers in Korea will participate. . ko . Maeil Newspaper . Oh . Tae-sik . 31 December 1997 . 23 February 2024.
  4. News: 신용진, 아시안투어 상금랭킹 5위 . Shin Yong-jin, 5th place in the Asian Tour prize ranking . The Chosun Ilbo . ko . 7 May 1998 . 23 February 2024.
  5. ミノザ逃げきり。アジアンツアー総合優勝も。 . Miñoza ran away. Also won the overall championship on the Asian Tour. . ja . Golf Digest Japan . 26 April 1998 . 8 March 2024.
  6. News: Cool head wins rookie Rowe top Seoul prize . South China Morning Post . Unus . Alladin . 8 May 1998 . 23 February 2024 . limited.