1999 Asian PGA Tour
The 1999 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1999 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan.
| Duration | 28 January 1999 – 12 December 1999 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins | 2: Fran Quinn |
| Order of Merit | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kyi Hla Han |
← 1998 2000 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan | London Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 |  Wang Ter-chang (2) | n/a | ||
| 7 Feb | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 750,000 | Gerry Norquist (5) | 24 | EUR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
| 14 Mar | Wills Indian Open | India | 300,000 |  Arjun Atwal (1) | n/a | ||
| 18 Apr | Macau Open | Macau | 200,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a) | n/a | ||
| 2 May | Maekyung Daks Open | South Korea | 275,000 |  James Kingston (2) | n/a | KOR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
| 23 May | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 | Kyi Hla Han (1) | n/a | ||
| 30 May | Casino Filipino Philippine Open | Philippines | 200,000 | Anthony Kang (1) | n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
| 22 Aug | Tianjin TEDA Open | China | 200,000 |  Thammanoon Sriroj (4) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 29 Aug | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | Malaysia | 200,000 | Nico van Rensburg (3) | n/a | ||
| 5 Sep | ERA Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 300,000 |  Kang Wook-soon (5) | n/a | New to Asian PGA Tour | |
| 19 Sep | Kolon Korean Open | South Korea | 300,000 | K. J. Choi (1) | n/a | KOR | |
| 17 Oct | Lexus International | Thailand | 220,000 | Jeev Milkha Singh (4) | n/a | ||
| 24 Oct | Nokia Singapore Open | Singapore | 400,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kenny Druce (1) | n/a | ||
| 31 Oct | Hero Honda Masters | India | 200,000 | Jyoti Randhawa (2) | n/a | ||
| 7 Nov | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 150,000 | Robert Huxtable (2) | n/a | ||
| 14 Nov | Johnnie Walker Classic | Taiwan | 1,300,000 |  Michael Campbell (n/a) | 28 | ANZ, EUR | New to Asian PGA Tour |
| 28 Nov | Perrier Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 300,000 |  Patrik Sjöland (n/a) | n/a | ||
| 4 Dec | Mittweida Thailand Open | Thailand | 200,000 | Fran Quinn (1) | n/a | ||
| 12 Dec | Omega PGA Championship | China | 500,000 | Fran Quinn (2) | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyi Hla Han | 204,211 |
| 2 | Gerry Norquist | 139,416 |
| 3 |  Simon Yates | 133,000 |
| 4 | Kang Wook-soon | 113,077 |
| 5 | James Kingston | 101,776 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian PGA Tour members.
- ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
- "1999 Schedule". Asian PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 2003-10-13.
- McCormack, Mark H. (2000). The World of Professional Golf 2000. IMG Publishing. pp. 184–196, 559–572. ISBN 1878843281.
- "1999 Order of Merit". Asian PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 2003-08-02.
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