1978 Asia Golf Circuit

1978 Asia Golf Circuit season

Duration	16 February 1978 (1978-02-16) – 23 April 1978 (1978-04-23)
Number of official events	10
Most wins	Hsieh Yung-yo (2) Kuo Chie-Hsiung (2)
Order of Merit	Hsu Sheng-san
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Asia Golf Circuit was the 17th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1978 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
19 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	100,000	Lu Liang-Huan (7)
26 Feb	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	50,000	Hsieh Yung-yo (12)
5 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	30,000	Hsu Sheng-san (4)
12 Mar	Indian Open	India	30,000	Bill Brask (1)
19 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	52,000	Brian Jones (3)
26 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	40,000	Terry Gale (1)
2 Apr	Indonesia Open	Indonesia	40,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung (6)
9 Apr	Taiwan Open	Taiwan	35,000	Hsieh Yung-yo (13)
16 Apr	Korea Open	South Korea	30,000	Kim Seung-hack (3)
23 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Japan	70,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung (7)	JPN

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse ($)	Winner	Notes
12 Feb	Philippine Masters	Philippines	50,000	Hsu Chi-san	Limited-field event

Order of Merit

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

Position	Player	Points
1	Hsu Sheng-san	138
2	Kuo Chie-Hsiung	133
3	Stewart Ginn	85
4	Ho Ming-chung	85
5	Mya Aye	80

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.

References

1. McCormack, Mark H. (1979). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979 . Doubleday. pp. 227–243, 376–385. ISBN   0385149409 . Retrieved 8 November 2023– via Archive.org.
2. Simms, George (1979). World of Golf 1979. Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 146–150. ISBN   0354090690.
3. "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 4 March 2020– via National Library Board.