1973 Asia Golf Circuit

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1973 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration22 February 1973 (1973-02-22) – 22 April 1973 (1973-04-22)
Number of official events9
Most wins Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Seung-hack (2)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh
1972
1974

The 1973 Asia Golf Circuit was the 12th 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 1973 season. [1] [2] [3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [a] Notes
25 Feb Philippine Open Philippines15,000 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Seung-hack (1)
4 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong30,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Phillips (5)
11 Mar Singapore Open Singapore25,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda (4)
18 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia30,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideyo Sugimoto (3)
25 Mar Indian Open India15,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (2)
1 Apr Thailand Open Thailand17,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (3)
8 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan20,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Eleuterio Nival (1)
15 Apr Korea Open South Korea20,000 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Seung-hack (2)
22 Apr Sobu International Open Japan50,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeru Uchida (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [1] [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh 156
2 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda 129
3 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ireneo Legaspi 78
4 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Seung-hack 71
5 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Eleuterio Nival 61

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.

References

  1. 1 2 Simms, George (1974). John Player Golf Yearbook 1974. Queen Anne Press. pp. 60–66. ISBN   0362001758.
  2. "S'pore Open comes after Hong Kong". New Nation. Singapore. 23 December 1972. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2023 via National Library Board.
  3. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions . Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN   0851128475 . Retrieved 16 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  4. "Uchida beats Ozaki". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 April 1973. p. 23. Retrieved 22 February 2020 via National Library Board.
  5. "Marsh best in Asian Golf Circuit". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 December 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2023 via Trove.