1987 Asia Golf Circuit

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1987 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration19 February 1987 (1987-02-19) – 26 April 1987 (1987-04-26)
Number of official events10
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Brian Tennyson (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hallet
1986
1988

The 1987 Asia Golf Circuit was the 26th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
22 Feb San Miguel Philippine Open Philippines100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Tennyson (1)10
1 Mar United Airlines Hong Kong Open Hong Kong150,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam (n/a)10
8 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale (5)10
15 Mar Thai International Thailand Open Thailand100,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming (7)10
22 Mar Charminar Challenge Indian Open India100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Tennyson (2)10
29 Mar Singapore Open Singapore125,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler (1)10
5 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Smith (1)10
12 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan140,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Aebli (2)10
19 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea130,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Liang-hsi (1)10
26 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan¥50,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki (n/a)24 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 United States.svg Jim Hallet 806
2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming 678
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Tennyson 652
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert 622
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Rutledge 510

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. "Spotlight is on Warren". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 January 1987. p. 23. Retrieved 21 December 2023 via National Library Board.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988 . Collins Willow. pp. 245–256, 458–469. ISBN   0002182831 . Retrieved 8 November 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "Hallet lands top prize in circuit". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 27 April 1987. p. 10 (19 in paper). Retrieved 21 December 2023 via Google News Archive.