1985 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1985 Asia Golf Circuit was the 24th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit. [1]

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Chen Tze-ming claimed the overall circuit title.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1985 Asian Golf Circuit schedule. Due to economic turmoil in the Philippines, the Philippine Open was dropped from the circuit in 1984, [2] and continued as a non-circuit event in 1985.

DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund (US$)		WinnerNotesRefs
21–24 Feb Philippine Open Philippines21,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Aebli Non-circuit event. [3]
28 Feb – 3 Mar Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Aebli [4]
7–10 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale [5]
14–17 Mar Thailand Open Thailand100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Israelson [6]
21–24 Mar Indian Open India100,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tony Grimes Held the same week as the Rolex Masters. [7]
28–31 Mar Singapore Open Singapore100,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming [8]
4–7 Apr Indonesian Open Indonesia100,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon [9]
11–14 Apr Republic of China Open Taiwan120,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan [10]
18–21 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea120,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-chung [11]
25–28 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan200,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-chung Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour [12]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit operated a points based system to determine the overall circuit champion, with points being awarded in each tournament to the leading players. At the end of the season, the player with the most points was declared the circuit champion, and there was a prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table.

PlacePlayerPoints [13]
1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming 715
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 557

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References

  1. ↑ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN   0851128475.
  2. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 219–228. ISBN   0862541247.
  3. ↑ "American takes Philippine Open". Singapore Monitor. Singapore. 25 February 1985. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  4. ↑ "Aebli bags biggest prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 March 1985. p. 29. Retrieved 22 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  5. ↑ "No stopping Gale". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 March 1985. p. 38. Retrieved 21 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  6. ↑ "Israelson wins Thai title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 March 1985. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  7. ↑ "Grimes bags Indian title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 March 1985. p. 23. Retrieved 22 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  8. ↑ "Local pro shares fourth spot as Tze-ming wins..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 April 1985. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  9. ↑ "Lu homes in with an eagle". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 April 1985. p. 23. Retrieved 22 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  10. ↑ "Lu wins three way play off". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 April 1985. p. 25. Retrieved 22 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  11. ↑ "Langer in fine form..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 April 1985. p. 24. Retrieved 22 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  12. ↑ "Chen's day again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 29 April 1985. p. 24. Retrieved 22 March 2020– via National Library Board.
  13. ↑ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney,New South Wales,Australia. 23 April 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 21 March 2020– via Google Archive.
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