2000 Asian PGA Tour
Appearance
Duration | 10 February 2000 | – 14 December 2000
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Number of official events | 21 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 1999 2001 → |
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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Feb | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 825,000 | ![]() |
12 | EUR | |
20 Feb | Casino Filipino Open | Philippines | 200,000 | ![]() |
6 | New tournament | |
27 Feb | London Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
19 Mar | Wills Indian Open | India | 300,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
30 Apr | Maekyung LG Fashion Open | South Korea | 350,000 | ![]() |
6 | KOR | |
14 May | Macau Open | Macau | 200,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
21 May | Volvo China Open | China | 400,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
28 May | Ericsson Classic | Taiwan | 200,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
4 Jun | Hyundai Motors Masters | South Korea | 250,000 | ![]() |
6 | New tournament | |
13 Aug | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | Malaysia | 250,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
27 Aug | ROC PGA Championship | Taiwan | 300,000 | ![]() |
6 | New tournament | |
3 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 300,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
10 Sep | Johnnie Walker Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 300,000 | ![]() |
8 | ||
8 Oct | Kolon Cup Korea Open | South Korea | ₩400,000,000 | ![]() |
6 | KOR | |
29 Oct | Lexus International | Thailand | 260,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
5 Nov | Hero Honda Masters | India | 200,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
12 Nov | Star Alliance Open | Hong Kong | 300,000 | ![]() |
6 | New tournament | |
19 Nov | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £800,000 | ![]() |
24 | ANZ, EUR | |
3 Dec | Thailand Open | Thailand | 200,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
10 Dec | Singapore Open | Singapore | 400,000 | ![]() |
6 | ||
17 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 500,000 | ![]() |
6 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
282,371 |
2 | ![]() |
224,898 |
3 | ![]() |
224,357 |
4 | ![]() |
165,325 |
5 | ![]() |
163,049 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
[5] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
[5] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tournament schedule 2000 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "2000 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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...