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1998 Asian PGA Tour

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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.
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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.
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Roll of Honour: Omega Order of Merit champion: Kang Wook-soon (South Korea). Wilson Player's Player of the Year: Chris Williams (England). Jaguar Rookie of the Year: Ed Fryatt (England)
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It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with
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was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
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The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.
1172:. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 5 March 1998. p. 15 (28 in paper) 1265: 1254: 176:
in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the long established
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for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth season of the
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870: 869: 866: 864: 861:Gerry Norquist 851: 848: 845: 840: 836: 835: 833: 831: 828:Kang Wook-soon 818: 815: 812: 807: 803: 802: 800: 798: 795:Kang Wook-soon 785: 782: 779: 774: 770: 769: 766: 764: 761:James Kingston 751: 748: 745: 740: 736: 735: 733: 731: 728:Jyoti Randhawa 718: 715: 712: 707: 703: 702: 699: 697: 684: 681: 678: 673: 669: 668: 665: 663: 660:Chris Williams 650: 647: 644: 639: 635: 634: 632: 630: 617: 614: 611: 606: 602: 601: 598: 593: 580: 577: 574: 569: 565: 564: 562: 560: 547: 544: 541: 536: 532: 531: 529: 527: 524:Chris Williams 514: 511: 508: 503: 499: 498: 496: 494: 481: 478: 475: 470: 466: 465: 463: 458: 445: 442: 439: 434: 430: 429: 427: 425: 412: 409: 406: 401: 397: 396: 393: 391: 378: 375: 372: 367: 363: 362: 360: 358: 345: 342: 339: 334: 330: 329: 326: 324: 311: 308: 305: 300: 296: 295: 292: 290: 277: 274: 271: 266: 262: 261: 259: 257: 254:Taimur Hussain 244: 241: 238: 233: 229: 228: 225: 220: 217: 208: 205: 202: 192: 189: 170:Asian PGA Tour 156: 155: 149: 143: 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Retrieved 1119: 1107: 1083: 1074: 878: 579:₩350,000,000 388:Satoshi Oide 207:Host country 194: 182: 165: 161: 159: 18: 1231:13 November 1198:10 February 1125:13 November 1089:Korean Tour 590:Kim Dae-sub 576:South Korea 491:Simon Yates 441:South Korea 422:Jerry Smith 1489:Asian Tour 1483:Categories 1453:2020–21–22 1099:References 694:Lu Wen-teh 370:Macau Open 204:Tournament 46:1998-12-13 38:1998-03-05 1056:Ed Fryatt 931:Ed Fryatt 814:Hong Kong 781:Hong Kong 646:Singapore 543:Singapore 437:Fila Open 404:Guam Open 355:Ed Fryatt 287:Firoz Ali 137:Ed Fryatt 62:Most wins 1176:22 March 975:124,044 955:124,503 935:139,448 915:150,772 889:Position 747:Thailand 613:Malaysia 510:Malaysia 477:Malaysia 191:Schedule 185:Omega SA 31:Duration 1150:25 June 995:89,368 850:200,000 817:500,000 784:300,000 750:200,000 717:200,000 683:200,000 649:150,000 616:200,000 592:(a) (1) 546:500,000 513:200,000 480:150,000 444:150,000 411:200,000 377:200,000 344:400,000 310:200,000 276:300,000 243:200,000 240:Myanmar 44: ( 36: ( 1087:KOR − 1012:Winner 1002:Awards 892:Player 839:13 Dec 773:29 Nov 739:15 Nov 680:Taiwan 638:25 Oct 605:18 Oct 568:20 Sep 535:23 Aug 502:16 Aug 433:24 May 400:17 May 333:19 Apr 265:15 Mar 227:Notes 219:Winner 26:season 1066:Notes 1009:Award 847:China 806:6 Dec 714:India 706:8 Nov 672:1 Nov 469:9 Aug 374:Macau 366:3 May 341:China 307:China 299:5 Apr 273:India 232:8 Mar 224:tours 222:Other 210:Purse 22:1998 1468:2024 1463:2023 1458:2022 1440:2019 1435:2018 1430:2017 1425:2016 1420:2015 1415:2014 1410:2013 1405:2012 1400:2011 1395:2010 1382:2009 1377:2008 1372:2007 1367:2006 1362:2005 1357:2004 1352:2003 1347:2002 1342:2001 1337:2000 1324:1999 1319:1998 1314:1997 1309:1996 1304:1995 1233:2023 1200:2023 1178:2020 1152:2023 1127:2023 1016:Ref. 879:The 408:Guam 214:US$ 201:Date 160:The 151:1999 146:1997 863:(4) 830:(4) 797:(3) 763:(1) 730:(1) 696:(1) 662:(2) 629:(2) 596:KOR 559:(1) 526:(1) 493:(1) 461:KOR 457:(1) 424:(1) 390:(1) 357:(1) 323:(1) 289:(1) 256:(1) 87:(2) 75:(2) 1485:: 1235:. 1224:. 1208:^ 1168:. 1129:. 1118:. 180:. 153:→ 144:← 57:19 1285:e 1278:t 1271:v 1202:. 1154:. 1091:. 980:5 960:4 940:3 920:2 900:1 216:) 212:( 48:) 40:)

Index

Asian PGA Tour
South Korea
Kang Wook-soon
South Africa
Chris Williams
South Korea
Kang Wook-soon
South Africa
Chris Williams
England
Ed Fryatt
1997
1999
Asian PGA Tour
professional golf tours
Asia Golf Circuit
Omega SA
US$
London Myanmar Open
Pakistan
Taimur Hussain
Classic Indian Open
India
Firoz Ali
China Orient Masters
Thailand
Chawalit Plaphol
Volvo China Open
England
Ed Fryatt

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