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2002 Asian PGA Tour
The 2002 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2002 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. Awards Notes References External links * {{Asian Tour seasons Asian PGA Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor ... Asian Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyoti Randhawa
Jyotinder Singh Randhawa (born 4 May 1972) is an Indian professional golfer. He plays on the Asian Tour where he won eight times between 1998 and 2009. He was ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 and 2009. Professional career Randhawa turned professional in 1994. He played on the Asian Tour, having played on the European Tour from 2005 to 2010. In 2002, he finished top on the Asian Tour money list. He has finished second on the European Tour three times; the 2002 BMW Asian Open, the 2004 Johnnie Walker Classic and the 2007 Open de España. Personal life Randhawa was married to actress Chitrangada Singh. Their son is named Zorawar Randhawa. The couple divorced in April 2014 and their son's custody has been granted to Chitrangada. He was arrested in connection with poaching of endangered animals and birds in Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary on 26 December 2018. Professional wins (23) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) Asian Tour wins (8) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero Honda Masters
The Hero Honda Masters was a professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour from 1997 to 2003. In 2000 and 2003 it was hosted by the Delhi Golf Club and won by Arjun Atwal Arjun Singh Atwal (born 20 March 1973) is an Indian professional golfer who has played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour and is the first player born in India to become a member of, and later win a tournament on the U.S.-based PGA Tour. E .... Winners References {{reflist Golf tournaments in India Former Asian Tour events Hero Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Lee (golfer)
Eddie Lee (July 28, 1899 – August 20, 1979) was a character actor from the 1930s through the 1950s. Of Asian descent, he played mainly bit parts such as cooks and soldiers. While most of his over 80 roles were uncredited, he did have a few significant roles, such as in 1935's '' Sunset Range'', '' Panic on the Air'' (1936), and 1943's '' The Man From Thunder River''. Filmography (Per AFI database) *'' I'll Cry Tomorrow'' (1955) as Chinese Grocer *'' Soldier of Fortune'' (1955) as Sentry *'' Hell and High Water'' (1953) as Chinese Submarine Commander *''China Venture'' (1953) as Guerrilla *'' Target Hong Kong'' (1953) as Pirate *''I Was an American Spy'' (1951) as Japanese MP *''Mask of the Dragon'' (1951) as Chin Koo - Korean Curio Shop Owner *'' Mister 880'' (1950) as Chinese Interpreter *''Bells of Coronado'' (1949) as Shanghai, the Cook *''Malaya'' (1949) as Japanese Aide *''The Clay Pigeon'' (1949) as White Lotus Cashier *'' Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maekyung LG Fashion Open
The GS Caltex Maekyung Open, as it is known for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament that takes place in Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1982, replacing the Korea Open as the South Korean event on the Asia Golf Circuit. Between 1999 and 2009 (except for 2004) it was a stop on the Asian Tour, and then in 2010 it became part of the OneAsia Tour schedule. In 2018 and 2019 it once again became a fixture on the Asian Tour. In 2005, Korean Choi Sang-ho Choi may refer to: * Choi (Korean surname), a Korean surname * Choi, Macau Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese surname Cui (崔) and Xu (徐) * Choi, Cantonese romanisation of Cai (surname) (蔡), a Chinese surname * CHOI-FM, a radio station ... won the tournament and set an Asian Tour record as the oldest winner on tour at 50 years and 145 days. This tournament has generally been staged at the Nam Seoul Country Club. It has only been staged in four venues. The other venues that have been used are Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Wi
Charlie Wi ( ko, 위창수; born 3 January 1972) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He previously played on the PGA, European, and Asian Tours. He was a one-time winner on the European Tour, and a seven-time winner on the Asian Tour. Early life and amateur career Wi was born in Seoul, and moved to Los Angeles, United States at the age of 10. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, after briefly attending the University of Nevada, Reno and had a successful amateur career. Professional career Wi turned professional in 1995. Early in his career, Wi played all over the world, competing on the European, Asian and Japanese tours. He had most success on the Asian Tour where he finished second on the money list in 2001, just behind Thongchai Jaidee, having won three times during the season. Wi earned his place on the PGA Tour for 2005 when he successfully negotiated all three stages of the 2004 qualifying school. However, he did n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SK Telecom Open
The SK Telecom Open is an annual professional golf tournament hosted in South Korea and sponsored by the Korean cell phone company SK Telecom. The tournament was inaugurated in June 1997 as "SK Telecom Classic", and renamed in 2001. It is part of the Korean Tour for men, and was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour from 2001 to 2007. It was co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour The OneAsia Tour was a men's professional golf tour based in the Asia-Pacific region. The tour was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. T ... from 2010 to 2015. Since 2017 it has had prize money of ₩1,200,000,000. The tenth edition, held 4–7 May 2006, was shortened to 54 holes because of rain. The tournament that year made international headlines when teenage golfer Michelle Wie made the cut, only the second female golfer to do so in a Korean men's tournament after Se Ri Pak in 2003 and the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Kumar (golfer)
Vijay Kumar may refer to: * Vijay Kumar (cricketer) (born 1975), Indian cricketer * V. S. Vijay Kumar (1944–2019), Indian cricketer * Vijay Kumar (sport shooter) (born 1985), sport shooter and Olympic silver medalist from India * Vijay Kumar (roboticist) (born 1962), Indian-American professor * Vijay C. Kumar (fl. 1988–2017), Indian Telugu film director * K. Vijay Kumar (born 1952), Indian police officer * Vijay Kumar (Tamil filmmaker) (born 1987) * Vijay Kumar (molecular biologist) (born 1954), Indian molecular biologist * Vijay "Lallu" Kumar, fictional character portrayed by Akshay Kumar in the 1995 Indian film ''Sabse Bada Khiladi'' * Vijay Kumar, fictional character portrayed by Akshay Kumar in the 1995 Indian film ''Paandav Paandav is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Dheer and Nandini in lead roles. Plot Inspector Vijay lives with his elder brother, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ashwini Ku ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Challenge Indian Open
The Indian Open, titled for sponsorship reasons as the Hero Indian Open since 2011, is the national open golf championship of India, organised by the Indian Golf Union. Founded in 1964, it was added to the Asia Golf Circuit schedule in 1970. In 1998 it became an event on the rival Omega Tour (known as the Asian Tour since 2004). Since 2015, it has also been co-sanctioned by the European Tour. From 1964 until 2000, the tournament was held exclusively at either Delhi Golf Club or Royal Calcutta Golf Club. Since then it has been held at Classic Golf Resort in 2000 and 2001, Karnataka Golf Association in 2012, and DLF Golf and Country Club in 2009 and since 2017; all other editions have been held at Delhi Golf Club. History The inaugural event was held in February 1964. Peter Thomson beat Ralph Moffitt by four strokes. Thomson was the inspiration behind the event. He used to stop off in India while travelling worldwide to play and soon realised the potential for golf and that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Gibson (golfer)
Rick Gibson (born October 27, 1961) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays primarily in Asia. Early life Gibson was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He played college golf at Brigham Young University, where he was an All-American in 1984. Professional career Gibson played on the Canadian Tour after turning professional in 1984. Elsewhere, he played on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he won the Order of Merit in 1991, which then qualified him for the Japan Golf Tour, where he won two tournaments. He later also played on the Asian Tour, winning once. Professional wins (10) Japan Golf Tour wins (2) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0) Asian Tour wins (1) Asian Tour playoff record (0–1) Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) Canadian Tour wins (3) Other wins (2) *1991 Philippine PGA Championship *1992 Philippine PGA Championship European Senior Tour wins (1) Results in major championships "T" = Tied ''Note: Gibson only played in The Open Championship.'' Results in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino Filipino Philippine Open
The Philippine Open was one of the world's longest-running men's golf tournaments. First held in 1913, it is also Asia's oldest golf tournament. History The event was held in a variety of different golf courses around the Philippines and was an official money event on the Asian Tour from 1999 to 2015, having previously been a founding tournament on the Asia Golf Circuit. In March 2006 the National Golf Association of the Philippines granted all marketing rights for the tournament from 2006 to 2010 to the Asian Tour, which announced an aspiration to increase the prize fund from the 2006 level of US$200,000 to $1 millioIn 2014, the prize fund was $300,000. The 1967 event included a full-field of 160 players. Venues The following venues have been used since the founding of the Philippine Open in 1913. Winners Multiple winners The players who have won the Philippine Open more than once are the following: *12 wins **Larry Montes (1929, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1941–1944, 1948, 1951, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Forsyth
Alastair Forsyth (born 5 February 1976) is a Scottish professional golfer. Amateur career Forsyth was born in Glasgow, Scotland and grew up supporting Rangers. He was a member of a winning Great Britain & Ireland Jacques Léglise Trophy team in 1994 and he won the 1996 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship. Professional career Forsyth turned professional in 1998. He won the MasterCard Tour Order of Merit in 1999, having won the St Omer Open Championship (not a European Tour event at the time) during the season. Forsyth has played on the European Tour since 2000, after being medalist at the qualifying school in 1999. In his debut season, he just missed out on the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award, which went to England's Ian Poulter. His best season to date was 2003, when he finished 19th on the European Tour Order of Merit. His first tour victory came at the 2002 Carlsberg Malaysian Open and his second came at the 2008 Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
The Malaysian Open is a men's professional golf tournament currently played on the Asian Tour. Notable past winners include world number one golfers Vijay Singh and Lee Westwood (both players winning the event on two occasions). Other notable winners include 17-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero in 2011 as well as former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen the following year. PGA Tour winners including Harold Henning, Jeff Maggert, Glen Day, Steve Flesch, Arjun Atwal and Noh Seung-yul have also won the event. Since its inauguration there has never been a Malaysian winner. History The tournament was inaugurated in 1962 as the Malayan Open, and was one of the events on the first season of the Far East Circuit that year. In 1999 it joined the Asian Tour and also became part of the European Tour's expansion into Asia as a jointly sanctioned event. The six events from 2010 to 2015 were held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. The 2015 champion was India's Anirban Lahiri. This was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |