1997 Asian PGA Tour

{{Short description|Golf tour season}}

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{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1997

| tour = Asian PGA Tour

| image =

| pixels =

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| regular_season = {{start date|1997|2|6|df=y}} – {{end date|1997|12|20|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 22

| most_wins = {{flagicon|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng (2)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cunning

| honor2 = Players' Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Purdy

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 1996

| nextseason = 1998

}}

The 1997 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1997 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the third 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.

It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, that was announced in September 1995.{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/146145/asian-pga-looks-back-year-achievements |title=Asian PGA looks back on a year of achievements |date=15 January 1996 |access-date=13 November 2023 |newspaper=South China Morning Post |first=Spencer |last=Robinson |url-access=subscription |quote=In September, though, Swiss watchmakers Omega came on board, signing a deal, reputed to be worth more than US$6 million, which ties them to the circuit for an initial three-year period.}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/222623/roll-honour |title=Roll of Honour |newspaper=South China Morning Post |date=11 December 1997 |accessdate=28 February 2020}}

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!Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse
(US$) !! Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}} !!OWGR
points !!Other
tours{{efn|ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.}} !! Notes

9 FebAsian Honda ClassicThailandalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (n/a)align=center|n/a
30 MarVietnam OpenVietnamalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Bonhomme (1)align=center|n/a
13 AprLondon Myanmar OpenMyanmaralign=right|200,000{{flagicon|THA}} Boonchu Ruangkit (4)align=center|n/a
20 AprDFS Galleria Guam OpenGuamalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Gerry Norquist (3)align=center|n/a
27 AprSatelindo Indonesia OpenIndonesiaalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Parry (1)align=center|n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
18 MayVolvo China OpenChinaalign=right|400,000{{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Jun (1)align=center|n/a
10 AugSabah MastersMalaysiaalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Des Terblanche (1)align=center|n/a
17 AugSingTel Ericsson Singapore OpenSingaporealign=right|200,000{{flagicon|MMR|1974}} Zaw Moe (1)align=center|n/a
7 SepPhilip Morris Asian CupSouth Koreaalign=right|400,000{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Park No-seok (1)align=center|n/a
14 SepEricsson Asia-Pacific MastersIndonesiaalign=right|500,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Darren Cole (1)align=center|16ANZNew tournament
21 SepMild Seven Kuala Lumpur OpenMalaysiaalign=right|300,000{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Charlie Wi (1)align=center|n/a
12 OctYokohama Singapore PGA ChampionshipSingaporealign=right|150,000{{flagicon|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng (1)align=center|n/a
19 OctABN-AMRO Pakistan MastersPakistanalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|THA}} Thammanoon Sriroj (3)align=center|n/a
26 OctDubai Creek OpenUAEalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Percey (1)align=center|n/a
2 NovHero Honda MastersIndiaalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Purdy (1)align=center|n/aNew tournament
9 NovTa-Shee OpenTaiwanalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|TWN}} Wang Ter-chang (1)align=center|n/aNew tournament
16 NovVolvo Masters of MalaysiaMalaysiaalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Christian Peña (1)align=center|n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
23 NovLexus Thai InternationalThailandalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng (2)align=center|n/a
30 NovTugu Pratama Indonesian PGA ChampionshipIndonesiaalign=right|200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Clay Devers (2)align=center|n/a
7 DecAndersen Consulting Hong Kong OpenHong Kongalign=right|350,000{{flagicon|NZL}} Frank Nobilo (1)align=center|n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
14 DecOmega PGA ChampionshipHong Kongalign=right|500,000{{flagicon|PHL|1986}} Rodrigo Cuello (1)align=center|n/a
20 DecVolvo Asian MatchplayPhilippinesalign=right|250,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Des Terblanche (2)align=center|n/aLimited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/135342047/ |title=Asian PGA Rankings |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |date=16 December 1997 |page=40 (39 in paper) |access-date=15 November 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/580535640/ |title=Cunning tops list |newspaper=Tucson Citizen |location=Tucson, Arizona |date=17 December 1997 |page=34 (4D in paper) |access-date=31 October 2023 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cunningalign=center|170,619
align=center|2{{flagicon|THA}} Prayad Marksaengalign=center|123,805
align=center|3{{flagicon|TWN}} Lu Wen-tehalign=center|114,716
align=center|4{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Purdyalign=center|111,573
align=center|5{{flagicon|IND}} Jeev Milkha Singhalign=center|110,840

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Players' Player of the Year{{flagicon|THA}} Prayad Marksaeng{{cite news |title=Zhang and Cheng poised for matchplay showdown |newspaper=South China Morning Post |date=17 December 1997 |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/223481/zhang-and-cheng-poised-matchplay-showdown |access-date=13 November 2023 |first=Spencer |last=Robinson |url-access=subscription |quote=While Cunning won the Merit title, Prayad finished second and was named as the Players' Player of the Year.}}
Rookie of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Purdy{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/222625/tiger-tamer-ted-stakes-claim-best-rookie |title=Tiger-tamer Ted stakes claim for best rookie |newspaper=South China Morning Post |first=Al |last=Campbell |date=11 December 1997 |access-date=14 November 2023 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/2013/12/10/209336380.aspx |title=Ted Purdy |publisher=Arizona Wildcats |access-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001163948/https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/2013/12/10/209336380.aspx |archive-date=1 October 2017 |quote=Ted was laboring on the Asian Tour from 1997-2003. In 1997 he was the Indian Master Champion and was named the Rookie of the Year on the Asian PGA Tour.}}

See also

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