1990 Asia Golf Circuit

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1990 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration15 February 1990 (1990-02-15) – 22 April 1990 (1990-04-22)
Number of official events10
Most wins Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza (3)
Order of Merit Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza
1989
1991

The 1990 Asia Golf Circuit was the 29th 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 1990 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
18 Feb San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open Philippines140,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Robert Pactolerin (1)8
25 Feb Martell Hong Kong Open Hong Kong200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Green (n/a)8
4 Mar Thai International Thailand Open Thailand150,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wen-teh (1)8
11 Mar Wills Indian Open India120,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Debusk (1)8
18 Mar Epson Singapore Open Singapore300,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Antolin Fernando (1)8
24 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia120,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza (4)8
1 Apr Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Glen Day (1)8
8 Apr Sanyang Republic of China Open Taiwan200,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza (5)8
15 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea300,000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Kang-sun (1)6
22 Apr Dunlop Open Japan¥100,000,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza (6)14 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
11 Feb Carlsberg Philippine Masters Philippines₱2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg E. J. Pfister

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1990 PGA of Japan Tour. [4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza 1,006
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Danny Mijovic 696
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Gibson 596
4 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Liang-hsi 572
5 Flag of the United States.svg Glen Day 536

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. McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. ISBN   1855925583.
  2. Wilson, Mark (1991). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991 . Macmillan. pp. 94–96. ISBN   0333547330 . Retrieved 23 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "1990 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 23 April 1990. p. 47. Retrieved 21 December 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "F・ミノザ" [Frankie Miñoza] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 22 December 2023. 90年、当時アジアサーキット最終戦だった『ダンロップオープン』に勝って総合優勝。以来、日本ツアーに定着した。[In '90, he won the Dunlop Open, which was the final event of the Asian circuit at the time, and won the overall championship. Since then, he has become a fixture on the Japan tour.]