2000 Asian PGA Tour

2000 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration10 February 2000 (2000-02-10) – 14 December 2000 (2000-12-14)
Number of official events21
Most winsEngland Simon Dyson (3)
Order of MeritEngland Simon Dyson
Players' Player of the YearEngland Simon Dyson
Rookie of the YearEngland Simon Dyson
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The 2000 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2000 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, that was announced in May 1999.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
13 Feb Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 825,000 Taiwan Yeh Wei-tze (1) 12 EUR
20 Feb Casino Filipino Open Philippines 200,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (4) 6 New tournament
27 Feb London Myanmar Open Myanmar 200,000 South Africa James Kingston (3) 6
19 Mar Wills Indian Open India 300,000 India Jyoti Randhawa (3) 6
30 Apr Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea 350,000 South Korea Kang Wook-soon (6) 6 KOR
14 May Macau Open Macau 200,000 England Simon Dyson (1) 6
21 May Volvo China Open China 400,000 England Simon Dyson (2) 6
28 May Ericsson Classic Taiwan 200,000 South Africa James Kingston (4) 6
4 Jun Hyundai Motors Masters South Korea 250,000 South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (1) 6 New tournament
13 Aug Volvo Masters of Malaysia Malaysia 250,000 Sweden Stephen Lindskog (1) 6
27 Aug ROC PGA Championship Taiwan 300,000 Japan Daisuke Maruyama (1) 6 New tournament
3 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 300,000 Taiwan Lin Keng-chi (4) 6
10 Sep Johnnie Walker Taiwan Open Taiwan 300,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (n/a) 8
8 Oct Kolon Cup Korea Open South Korea ₩400,000,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (1) 6 KOR
29 Oct Lexus International Thailand 260,000 South Africa Craig Kamps (2) 6
5 Nov Hero Honda Masters India 200,000 India Arjun Atwal (2) 6
12 Nov Star Alliance Open Hong Kong 300,000 India Arjun Atwal (3) 6 New tournament
19 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand £800,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 24 ANZ, EUR
3 Dec Thailand Open Thailand 200,000 South Africa Des Terblanche (3) 6
10 Dec Singapore Open Singapore 400,000 India Jyoti Randhawa (4) 6
17 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 500,000 England Simon Dyson (3) 6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 England Simon Dyson 282,371
2 India Jyoti Randhawa 224,898
3 Taiwan Yeh Wei-tze 224,357
4 South Africa Craig Kamps 165,325
5 India Arjun Atwal 163,049

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year England Simon Dyson [5]
Rookie of the Year England Simon Dyson [5]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Asian PGA gets cash injection". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 May 1999. p. 104 (38 in paper). Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Tournament schedule 2000 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "2000 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Dyson cleans up in Hong Kong". Golf Magic. 18 December 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2023. Victory allowed him to jump from third place on the Merit list to first with total winnings for the year of US$282,371.
  5. ^ a b "Englands Dyson Takes Home Three Davidoff Awards". Golf Channel. 20 February 2001. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023. Dyson picked up honors for Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year...