1981 Asia Golf Circuit

Golf tour season December 2023 1981 Asia Golf Circuit 1981 2 19 y – 1981 4 26 y 10 TWN Chen Tze-ming (2)USA Tom Sieckmann (2)USA Payne Stewart (2) Order of Merit TWN Lu Hsi-chuen 1980 1982 The 1981 Asia Golf Circuit was the 20th 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 1981 In 1978, Papua New Guinea had joined the Asian Golf Confederation with the intention of adding a tournament to the circuit in 1980.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19780320-1.1.22 Asian circuit expands The Straits Times Singapore 20 March 1978 22 National Library Board 20 February 2020http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250342676 PNG golfers enter big league Papua New Guinea Post-courier 12 April 1978 20 February 2020 40 Trove These plans were postponed and the tournament was then provisionally scheduled to start the 1981 season,http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250598977 PNG on Asian circuit Papua New Guinea Post-courier 30 April 1980 4 March 2020 40 Trove but Papua New Guinea withdrew from the circuit later in the year.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19801018-1.2.123.2 PNG pull out from circuit The Straits Times Singapore 18 October 1980 37 National Library Board 20 February 2020 After several years of the Indian Open clashing with the Malaysian Dunlop Masters, the Malaysian Golf Association managed to get the organisers, Dunlop Malaysia, to agree to reschedule their event.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19810114-1.1.36 Dunlop Masters put off The Straits Times Singapore 14 January 1981 37 National Library Board 4 March 2020 However, the organisers of the Rolex Masters in Singapore controversially then organised their tournament for the same dates.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19810321-1.2.106.1 Fireworks in store for SGA at meeting The Straits Times Singapore 21 March 1981 38 National Library Board 4 March 2020 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19810114-1.2.113.8 No invitation from Manila, say SPGA The Straits Times Singapore 14 January 1981 20 December 2023 37 National Library BoardDunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 Mark H. McCormack Mark McCormack Springwood Books 1982 0862541018 https://archive.org/details/isbn_0498025942 Archive.org 8 November 2023 222–234, 439–449 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. OthertoursJPN − PGA of Japan Tour. Notes 22 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 150,000 USA Tom Sieckmann (1) 1 Mar Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 120,000 TWN Chen Tze-ming (2) 8 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 60,000 USA Tom Sieckmann (2) 15 Mar Indian Open India 60,000 USA Payne Stewart (1) 22 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 70,000 TWN Lu Hsi-chuen (7) 29 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 70,000 MYA 1974 Mya Aye (2) 5 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 60,000 USA Payne Stewart (2) 12 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 100,000 TWN Ho Ming-chung (3) 19 Apr Korea Open South Korea 70,000 TWN Chen Tze-ming (3) 26 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan ¥30,000,000 JPN 1870 Kosaku Shimada (1) JPN 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/Page/biztimes19810427-1.1.17 Shimada takes Dunlop title The Business Times Singapore 27 April 1981 Reuter 17 National Library Board 20 December 2023 PositionPlayerPoints1 TWN Lu Hsi-chuen 7132 TWN Ho Ming-chung 6973 USA Payne Stewart 6904 USA Tom Sieckmann 6755 TWN Chen Tze-ming 627 Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit