1989 Asia Golf Circuit

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1989 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration9 February 1989 (1989-02-09) – 23 April 1989 (1989-04-23)
Number of official events11
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Brian Claar (2)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg Brian Claar
1988
1990

The 1989 Asia Golf Circuit was the 28th 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 1989 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
12 Feb San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open Philippines140,000 Flag of the United States.svg Emlyn Aubrey (1)8
19 Feb Johnnie Walker Hong Kong Open Hong Kong175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Claar (1)8
26 Feb Thai International Thailand Open Thailand150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Claar (2)8
5 Mar Pakistan Open Pakistan120,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza (3)8New to Asia Golf Circuit
12 Mar Wills Indian Open India120,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rémi Bouchard (1)8
19 Mar Singapore Open Singapore220,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon (6)8
25 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia120,000 Flag of Indonesia.svg Kasiyadi (1)8
2 Apr Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert (1)8
9 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan200,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon (7)6
16 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea150,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Hsi-chuen (11)8
23 Apr Dunlop Open Japan¥60,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale (6)18 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
5 Feb Carlsberg Philippine Masters Philippines₱2,000,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg George Olaybar

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 Brian Claar 882
2 Flag of the United States.svg Emlyn Aubrey 732
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Espinosa 682
4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza 638
5 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Chien-soon 595

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. "1989 Asia Golf Circuit". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. 31 March 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. pp. 276–284, 516–527. ISBN   0948615389.
  3. "Miñoza is 4th in Asian Order of merit". Manila Standard. Manila, the Philippines. 24 April 1989. p. 12 (24 in paper). Retrieved 9 April 2020 via Google News Archive.