1968 Asia Golf Circuit

Golf tour season December 2023 1968 Asia Golf Circuit 1968 2 22 y – 1968 4 7 y 7 TWN Hsieh Yung-yo (2)AUS Randall Vines (2) Order of Merit TWN Hsieh Yung-yo 1967 1969 The 1968 Asia Golf Circuit was the seventh 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 1968 It was the first season of the circuit under the new name of Asia Golf Circuit, which was changed in anticipation of South Korea and India joining the circuit.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19680312-1.2.138.11 Asian circuit now—with more tourneys and money The Straits Times Singapore 12 March 1968 19 National Library Board 20 February 2020https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19690118-1.2.122.1 Philips seeks his third Spore open title The Straits Times Singapore 18 January 1969 23 National Library Board 20 February 2020 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1968 season.Club members pay for Fisher's trip The Straits Times Singapore 29 December 1967 18 Francis Boey https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19671229-1.2.115.1 National Library Board 7 July 2020Golf Records, Facts and Champions Guinness Steel, Donald 1987 153–155 0851128475 https://archive.org/details/golfrecordsfacts0000stee/ Archive.org 16 December 2023 limited Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members. Notes 25 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 15,000 TWN Hsu Chi-san (1) 3 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 12,500 TWN Hsieh Yung-yo (5) 10 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 16,000 JPN 1870 Kenji Hosoishi (1) 17 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 10,000 AUS Randall Vines (1) 24 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 15,000 AUS Randall Vines (2) 31 Mar Taiwan Open Hong Kong 10,000 TWN Hsieh Yung-yo (6) 7 Apr Yomiuri International Japan 15,000 TWN Chen Ching-Po (1) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse($)WinnerNotes 14 Apr Indian Open India JPN 1870 Kenji Hosoishi 21 Apr Kenya Open Kenya ENG Maurice Bembridge Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19680408-1.2.103.1 Rivals crack up and Chen is the champion The Straits Times Singapore 8 April 1968 21 National Library Board 7 February 2020 PositionPlayerPoints1 TWN Hsieh Yung-yo 1022 AUS Randall Vines 983 JPN 1870 Kenji Hosoishi 844 KOR 1949 Han Sang-chang 76 Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit