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.

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
1999
2001

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

Schedule

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

Order of Merit

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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   Simon Dyson 282,371
2   Jyoti Randhawa 224,898
3   Yeh Wei-tze 224,357
4   Craig Kamps 165,325
5   Arjun Atwal 163,049

Awards

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

Notes

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  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

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  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...
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