1983 Asia Golf Circuit

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1983 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration17 February 1983 (1983-02-17) – 24 April 1983 (1983-04-24)
Number of official events10
Order of Merit Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon
1982
1984

The 1983 Asia Golf Circuit was the 22nd 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 1983 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
20 Feb Philippine Open Philippines150,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Hsi-chuen (8)
27 Feb Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (n/a)
6 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale (2)
13 Mar Singapore Open Singapore100,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon (1)
20 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia75,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Wrenn (n/a)
27 Mar Thailand Open Thailand75,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming (5)
3 Apr Indian Open India75,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Junichi Takahashi (1)
10 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan100,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan (9)
17 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea100,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Yamada (1)
24 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan¥40,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (n/a) JPN

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon 659
2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yu-shu 611
3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Hsi-chuen 599
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway 568
5 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming 525

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. "Singapore Open moves up on Asian circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 June 1982. p. 37. Retrieved 20 December 2023 via National Library Board.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1984). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1984 . Springwood Books. pp. 204–214, 425–436. ISBN   0862541123 . Retrieved 28 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "Sport digest | Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via Google News Archive.