1969 Asia Golf Circuit

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1969 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration27 February 1969 (1969-02-27) – 13 April 1969 (1969-04-13)
Number of official events7
Order of Merit Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo
1968
1970

The 1969 Asia Golf Circuit was the eighth season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1969 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
2 Mar Philippine Open Philippines10,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda (1)
9 Mar Singapore Open Singapore10,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomio Kamata (1)
16 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia15,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takaaki Kono (1)
23 Mar Thailand Open Thailand12,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo (7)
30 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong16,500 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara (1)
6 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan10,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideyo Sugimoto (1)
13 Apr Yomiuri International Japan15,000 Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme (1)

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
20 Apr Indian Open India Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo 89
2 Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme 62
3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Chi-san 58
T4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kuo Chie-Hsiung

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.

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References

  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions . Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN   0851128475 . Retrieved 16 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  2. "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  3. "Open to British golfer". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 14 April 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 via Google News Archive.