1995 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration2 February 1995 (1995-02-02) – 30 April 1995 (1995-04-30)
Number of official events12
Most winsUnited States Brandt Jobe (3)
Order of MeritUnited States Brandt Jobe
1994

The 1995 Asia Golf Circuit was the 34th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the newly formed Asian PGA Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
5 FebThai Airways Thailand OpenThailand300,000United States Todd Hamilton (2)14
12 FebSabah MastersMalaysia250,000United States Brandt Jobe (2)12
26 FebDole Casino Filipino Philippine OpenPhilippines300,000Mexico Carlos Espinosa (2)12
5 MarClassic Indian OpenIndia250,000Canada Jim Rutledge (1)12
12 MarBenson & Hedges Malaysian OpenMalaysia250,000United States Clay Devers (1)18
18 MarSampoerna Indonesia OpenIndonesia250,000Argentina José Cantero (1)16
26 MarSempati Bali OpenIndonesia250,000United States Brandt Jobe (3)12New tournament
2 AprRolex MastersSingapore250,000United States Ron Wuensche (1)12Upgraded to official event
9 AprChinfon Republic of China OpenTaiwan300,000Sweden Daniel Chopra (1)12
16 AprMaekyung Bando Fashion OpenSouth Korea400,000United States Brandt Jobe (4)12
23 AprDunlop OpenJapan¥90,000,000Australia Peter Senior (n/a)20JPN
30 AprVolvo China OpenChina450,000Paraguay Raúl Fretes (1)12

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
($)
WinnerNotes
19 FebSan Miguel Beer Philippine MastersPhilippines250,000Sweden Olle Nordberg

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[1][2] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1995 PGA of Japan Tour.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Brandt Jobe178,524
2Sweden Daniel Chopra121,142
3Canada Jim Rutledge98,778
4Paraguay Raúl Fretes95,696
5United States Bob May94,593

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members.
  2. JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Michael (1996). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1996. Macmillan. p. 110. ISBN 0333653319. Retrieved 22 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  2. "Asien-touren | Penningligan" [Asian Tour | Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1995. p. 158. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. "B・ジョーブ" [Brandt Jobe] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 23 December 2023. 1995年に同ツアー総合優勝を飾って日本ツアーの出場権を得た。 [In 1995, he won the overall title of the tour and qualified for the Japan Tour.]
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