1976 Asia Golf Circuit

Golf tour season December 2023 1976 Asia Golf Circuit 1976 2 19 y – 1976 4 25 y 10 PHI 1936 Ben Arda (2) Order of Merit TWN Hsu Sheng-san 1975 1977 The 1976 Asia Golf Circuit was the 15th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.World of Golf 1977 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1977 0354090011 130–135Golf 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$) Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members. OthertoursJPN − PGA of Japan Tour. Notes 22 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 60,000 PHI 1936 Quintin Mancao (1) 29 Feb Taiwan Open Taiwan 30,000 TWN Hsu Chi-san (2) 7 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 25,000 PHI 1936 Ben Arda (6) 14 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 45,000 JPN 1870 Kesahiko Uchida (1) 21 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 25,000 MYA 1974 Mya Aye (1) 28 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 30,000 TWN Hsu Sheng-san (3) 4 Apr Indian Open India 25,000 AUS Peter Thomson (5) 11 Apr Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 40,000 TWN Ho Ming-chung (1) 18 Apr Korea Open South Korea 25,000 JPN 1870 Katsunari Takahashi (1) 25 Apr Sobu International Open Japan 75,000 PHI 1936 Ben Arda (7) JPN Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse($)WinnerNotes 15 Feb Philippine Masters Philippines 20,000 PHI 1936 Ben Arda Limited-field event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mPhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4544%2C7922361 Overall standings in the 1976 Asian circuit The Sydney Morning Herald 26 April 1976 11 (18 in paper) Google News Archive 3 March 2020https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19760426-1.1.27 Arda wins right to play in British, US meets 27 The Straits Times Singapore 26 April 1976 13 February 2020 National Library Board PositionPlayerPoints1 TWN Hsu Sheng-san 1642 PHI 1936 Ben Arda 1553 TWN Kuo Chie-Hsiung 1134 TWN Hsu Chi-san 835 MYA 1974 Mya Aye 79 Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit