1979 Asia Golf Circuit

Golf tour season December 2023 1979 Asia Golf Circuit 1979 2 22 y – 1979 4 22 y 9 TWN Lu Hsi-chuen (3) Order of Merit TWN Lu Hsi-chuen 1978 1980 The 1979 Asia Golf Circuit was the 18th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961. Changes for 1979 The Philippine Open was withdrawn from the circuit due to non-payment of contributions towards the overall circuit fund, however the tournament did go ahead but did not count for the circuit standings.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19790112-1.2.122.7 Philippines withdraw from circuit The Straits Times Singapore 12 January 1979 31 National Library Board 4 March 2020https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19790214-1.2.126.2 Lack of competition, so pros leave for PI The Straits Times Singapore 14 February 1979 22 National Library Board 4 March 2020 Along with Thailand, the Philippines had also not been forthcoming with their contributions for the previous season.Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979 Mark H. McCormack Mark McCormack Doubleday 1979 0385149409 227–243, 376–385 https://archive.org/details/dunhillgolfyearb0000unse_a9z2 Archive.org 8 November 2023 limited After the tournament, the Philippines announced their intention to reschedule the Philippine Open to December and possibly rejoin the circuit with the Philippine Masters, an invitational event which had served as warm-up event for the circuit since its inauguration in 1976,https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/newnation19790220-1.1.16 New $420,000 PI open New Nation Singapore 20 February 1979 AFP 17 National Library Board 4 March 2020 however they ultimately rejoined the circuit for the 1980 season with the same tournament schedules. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1979 season.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19790425-1.1.32 Taiwan's Lu first rookie to win three golf titles The Straits Times Singapore 25 April 1979 32 Reuter National Library Board 4 March 2020Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980 Mark H. McCormack Mark McCormack Springwood Books 1980 0905947835 205–232, 371–379World of Golf 1980 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1980 0362020078 142–146 Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winnertotals 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. OthertoursJPN − PGA of Japan Tour. Notes 25 Feb Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 100,000 AUS Greg Norman (n/a) 4 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 50,000 TWN Lu Hsi-chuen (1) 11 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 60,000 TWN Lu Hsi-chuen (2) 18 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 40,000 USA Mike Krantz (1) 25 Mar Indian Open India 30,000 USA Gaylord Burrows (2) 1 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 45,000 TWN Lu Hsi-chuen (3) 8 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 50,000 TWN Lu Liang-Huan (8) 15 Apr Korea Open South Korea 60,000 TWN Shen Chung-shyan (1) 22 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 100,000 JPN 1870 Hiroshi Ishii (n/a) 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 Philippine Masters Philippines 55,000 MYA 1974 Mya Aye Limited-field event 18 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 100,000 PHI 1936 Ben Arda Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. PositionPlayerPoints1 TWN Lu Hsi-chuen 1422 TWN Hsu Chi-san 1093 TWN Hsu Sheng-san 844 TWN Kuo Chie-Hsiung 835 MYA 1974 Mya Aye 78 Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit