1984 Asia Golf Circuit

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1984 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration23 February 1984 (1984-02-23) – 22 April 1984 (1984-04-22)
Number of official events9
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg John Jacobs (2)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg John Jacobs
1983
1985

The 1984 Asia Golf Circuit was the 23rd 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

Changes for 1984

Due to economic turmoil in the Philippines, the Philippine Open was dropped from the circuit. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1984 season. [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
26 Feb Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Brask (2)
4 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia150,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon (2)
11 Mar Thailand Open Thailand100,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon (3)
18 Mar Indian Open India100,000 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Alarcón (1)
25 Mar Singapore Open Singapore100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sieckmann (3)
1 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale (3)
8 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan120,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Jacobs (1)
15 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton (1)
22 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Jacobs (2) 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
19 Feb Philippine Open Philippines21,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Rudy Labares

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg John Jacobs 702
2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon 669
3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Hsi-chuen 557
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Alarcón 551
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale 544

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. "Philippine Open scrapped". Singapore Monitor. Singapore. 5 January 1984. p. 31. Retrieved 21 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 219–228, 437–451. ISBN   0862541247.
  3. "1984 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 23 April 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 20 December 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "American Jacobs cards an historic triumph". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 April 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 20 December 2023 via National Library Board.