1999 Asian PGA Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1999

| tour = Asian PGA Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|1999|1|28|df=y}} – {{end date|1999|12|12|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 19

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Fran Quinn (2)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Kyi Hla Han

| honor2 = Players' Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Kyi Hla Han

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Kenny Druce

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 1998

| nextseason = 2000

}}

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 professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

Davidoff title sponsorship

In May, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, being renamed as the Davidoff Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth {{currency|6 million|USD}} over three years.{{cite news |title=Asian PGA gets cash injection |newspaper=New Straits Times |location=Malaysia |date=26 May 1999 |page=104 (38 in paper) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D-cVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2RQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6857%2C4141191 |access-date=25 June 2023 |via=Google News Archive}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.{{cite web |url=https://asiantour.ocs-asia.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=1999~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=Tournament schedule 1999 season |publisher=Asian Tour |access-date=25 June 2023}}{{cite book |title=The World of Professional Golf 2000 |first=Mark H. |last=McCormack |authorlink=Mark McCormack |pages=184–196, 559–572 |publisher=IMG Publishing |date=2000 |isbn=1878843281}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !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; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.}} !! Notes
31 Jan	London Myanmar Open	Myanmar	align=right\|200,000	{{flagicon\|TWN}} Wang Ter-chang (2)	align=center\|n/a
7 Feb	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open	Malaysia	align=right\|750,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gerry Norquist (5)	align=center\|24	EUR	New to Asian PGA Tour
14 Mar	Wills Indian Open	India	align=right\|300,000	{{flagicon\|IND}} Arjun Atwal (1)	align=center\|n/a
18 Apr	Macau Open	Macau	align=right\|200,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Lee Westwood (n/a)	align=center\|n/a
2 May	Maekyung Daks Open	South Korea	align=right\|250,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} James Kingston (2)	align=center\|n/a	KOR	New to Asian PGA Tour
23 May	Volvo China Open	China	align=right\|400,000	{{flagicon\|MMR\|1974}} Kyi Hla Han (1)	align=center\|n/a
30 May	Casino Filipino Philippine Open	Philippines	align=right\|200,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Anthony Kang (1)	align=center\|n/a		New to Asian PGA Tour
22 Aug	Tianjin TEDA Open	China	align=right\|200,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Thammanoon Sriroj (4)	align=center\|n/a		New tournament
29 Aug	Volvo Masters of Malaysia	Malaysia	align=right\|200,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Nico van Rensburg (3)	align=center\|n/a
5 Sep	ERA Taiwan Open	Taiwan	align=right\|300,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Kang Wook-soon (5)	align=center\|n/a		New to Asian PGA Tour
19 Sep	Kolon Korea Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩350,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} K. J. Choi (1)	align=center\|n/a	KOR
17 Oct	Lexus International	Thailand	align=right\|220,000	{{flagicon\|IND}} Jeev Milkha Singh (4)	align=center\|n/a
24 Oct	Nokia Singapore Open	Singapore	align=right\|400,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Kenny Druce (1)	align=center\|n/a
31 Oct	Hero Honda Masters	India	align=right\|200,000	{{flagicon\|IND}} Jyoti Randhawa (2)	align=center\|n/a
7 Nov	Sabah Masters	Malaysia	align=right\|150,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Robert Huxtable (2)	align=center\|n/a
14 Nov	Johnnie Walker Classic	Taiwan	align=right\|£800,000	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Michael Campbell (n/a)	align=center\|28	ANZ, EUR	New to Asian PGA Tour
28 Nov	Perrier Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	align=right\|300,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Patrik Sjöland (n/a)	align=center\|n/a
4 Dec	Mittweida Thailand Open	Thailand	align=right\|200,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Fran Quinn (1)	align=center\|n/a
12 Dec	Omega PGA Championship	China	align=right\|500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Fran Quinn (2)	align=center\|n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=https://asiantour.ocs-asia.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=00~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=1999~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=1999 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit |publisher=Asian Tour |access-date=25 June 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/302492/order-merit-winner-han-revels-best-year-ever |title=Order of Merit winner Han revels in 'Best year ever' |newspaper=South China Morning Post |first=Unus |last=Alladin |date=13 December 1999 |access-date=25 June 2023 |quote=Han finished 14th in yesterday's Omega PGA Championship after carding a closing round 71 for a 281 aggregate total to finish the year with takings of US$204,210 in prize money. |url-access=subscription}}

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|MYA\|1974}} Kyi Hla Han	align=center\|204,211
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gerry Norquist	align=center\|139,416
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Simon Yates	align=center\|133,000
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Kang Wook-soon	align=center\|113,077
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} James Kingston	align=center\|101,776

Awards

class="wikitable"

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

Players' Player of the Year

{{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Kyi Hla Han

{{cite web |url=https://www.topgolfcallawaybrands.com/node/7106/pdf |title=Callaway Golf Staff Professional Michael Campbell Uses Hawk Eye Driver To Win His Third Event In Four Weeks |date=14 February 2000 |access-date=25 June 2023 |publisher=Callaway Golf |quote=Han accepted the 1999 Asian PGA Player of the Year Award and the Davidoff Order of Merit title at an awards ceremony in Malaysia.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.asiantour.com/andy-ogletree-receives-ultimate-accolade |title=Andy Ogletree receives ultimate accolade |publisher=Asian Tour |date=11 January 2024 |access-date=11 January 2024 |quote=Kyi Hla Han, who sadly and unexpectedly passed away in February of 2022, was himself a winner of the Player’s Player of the Year Award in 1999, the year he secured the OOM title.}}

Rookie of the Year

{{flagicon|AUS}} Kenny Druce

{{cite web |url=http://www.asianpgatour.com/ |title=Kenny Druce |publisher=Asian PGA Tour |access-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815053059/http://www.asianpgatour.com:80/ |archive-date=15 August 2000 |url-status=usurped |quote=Kenny was Asian PGA Rookie of the Year in 1999.}}

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.asiantour.com/}}

Category:Asian Tour seasons

Asian PGA Tour

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|MYA\|1974}} Kyi Hla Han	align=center\|204,211
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gerry Norquist	align=center\|139,416
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Simon Yates	align=center\|133,000
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} Kang Wook-soon	align=center\|113,077
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} James Kingston	align=center\|101,776