1993 Asia Golf Circuit

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1993 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration11 February 1993 (1993-02-11) – 25 April 1993 (1993-04-25)
Number of official events9
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts
1992
1994

The 1993 Asia Golf Circuit was the 32nd 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 1993 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
14 Feb Kent Hong Kong Open Hong Kong250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts (1)18
21 Feb Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gerry Norquist (1)26
7 Mar Wills Indian Open India200,000 Flag of India.svg Ali Sher (2)12
14 Mar Thai International Thailand Open Thailand200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Mann (1)12
21 Mar Sampoerna Indonesia Open Indonesia200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Webb (1)12
4 Apr Philippine Open Philippines200,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yeh Chang-ting (1)12
11 Apr Chinfon Republic of China Open Taiwan300,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Chie-hsiang (2)12
18 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea300,000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Park Nam-sin (1)12
25 Apr Dunlop Open Japan¥100,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Meshiai (n/a)20 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
30 Jan San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Masters Philippines₱2,500,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza
28 Mar Rolex Masters SingaporeS$176,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norikazu Kawakami

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2] [3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1993 PGA of Japan Tour. [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Watts 857
2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yeh Chang-ting 814
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe 668
4 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Chin-sheng 660
5 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch 585

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

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  3. "1993 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 26 April 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 22 December 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "B・ワッツ" [Brian Watts] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 22 December 2023. 93年のアジアンツアー総合優勝により日本ツアーに参戦。[He joined the Japan Tour after winning the overall Asian Tour in '93.]
  5. Rohde, John (2 May 1993). "Watts Pulls Asian Invasion" . The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 33 (B1 in paper). Retrieved 22 December 2023 via Newspapers.com.