Johnnie Walker Super Tour
The Johnnie Walker Super Tour was a golf tournament that was held in Southeast Asia in 1996, 1997 and 1998, during the European Tour off-season. It was an eight-man, six-day, four-round, 72-hole stroke play event with each round being played in a different country. The field consisted of four of the world's leading golfers plus one player from each of the host countries.
The tournament was sponsored by Johnnie Walker and had a prize fund of $350,000 each year. The winners were four-time major champion Ernie Els, Jesper Parnevik and three-time major champion Vijay Singh.
Event summaries
1996
The first tournament was played for a first prize of $100,000. The star players were Ernie Els, Colin Montgomerie, Vijay Singh and Ian Woosnam, and they were joined by Lin Keng-chi, Park Nam-sin, Felix Casas and Chawalit Plaphol from the host countries of Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand respectively. The tournament was played over six days, with one round at each of Ta Shee Golf and Country Club in Taipei, Seoul Country Club in Seoul, Orchard Golf and Country Club in Manila, and Thana City Golf and Country Club in Bangkok.Els held at least a share of the lead after each round, firstly alongside Lin and Park after Taipei, then with Woosnam after South Korea. After the Philippines he was in sole possession of the lead, but Woosnam came back in Bangkok to leave them tied after 72-holes. On the first hole of the sudden-death playoff, Els made a par to secure the victory.