1976 Asia Golf Circuit

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1976 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration19 February 1976 (1976-02-19) – 25 April 1976 (1976-04-25)
Number of official events10
Most wins Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Sheng-san
1975
1977

The 1976 Asia Golf Circuit was the 15th 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 1976 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
22 Feb Philippine Open Philippines60,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Quintin Mancao (1)
29 Feb Taiwan Open Taiwan30,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Chi-san (2)
7 Mar Thailand Open Thailand25,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda (6)
14 Mar Singapore Open Singapore45,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kesahiko Uchida (1)
21 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia25,000 Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Mya Aye (1)
28 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia30,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Sheng-san (3)
4 Apr Indian Open India25,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson (5)
11 Apr Hong Kong Open Hong Kong40,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Ho Ming-chung (1)
18 Apr Korea Open South Korea25,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi (1)
25 Apr Sobu International Open Japan75,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda (7) JPN

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
15 Feb Philippine Masters Philippines20,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [1] [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Sheng-san 164
2 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda 155
3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kuo Chie-Hsiung 113
4 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Chi-san 83
5 Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Mya Aye 79

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.
  2. JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

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References

  1. 1 2 Simms, George (1977). World of Golf 1977. Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 130–135. ISBN   0354090011.
  2. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions . Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN   0851128475 . Retrieved 16 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "Overall standings in the 1976 Asian circuit". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 April 1976. p. 11 (18 in paper). Retrieved 3 March 2020 via Google News Archive.
  4. "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 13 February 2020 via National Library Board.