1985 Asia Golf Circuit

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1985 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration28 February 1985 (1985-02-28) – 28 April 1985 (1985-04-28)
Number of official events9
Most wins Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-chung (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming
1984
1986

The 1985 Asia Golf Circuit was the 24th 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 1985 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
3 Mar Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Aebli (1)
10 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale (4)
17 Mar Thailand Open Thailand100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Israelson (1)
24 Mar Indian Open India100,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tony Grimes (1)
31 Mar Singapore Open Singapore100,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming (6)
7 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia100,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon (4)
14 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan120,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan (10)
21 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea120,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-chung (1)
28 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan200,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-chung (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
24 Feb Philippine Open Philippines21,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Aebli

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 Chen Tze-ming 715
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 557

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. "Republic remain down the queue". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1984. p. 42. Retrieved 21 December 2023 via National Library Board.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 219–228. ISBN   0862541247.
  3. "The 'Great White Shark' skins his better-fancied rivals". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 April 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 21 December 2023 via Trove.