1978 Asia Golf Circuit

Golf tour season December 2023 1978 Asia Golf Circuit 1978 2 16 y – 1978 4 23 y 10 TWN Hsieh Yung-yo (2)TWN Kuo Chie-Hsiung (2) Order of Merit TWN Hsu Sheng-san 1977 1979 The 1978 Asia Golf Circuit was the 17th 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 1978 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 limitedWorld of Golf 1979 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1979 0354090690 146–150 https://archive.org/details/bwb_KP-645-582 17 September 2024 Archive.org Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members. OthertoursJPN − PGA of Japan Tour. Notes 19 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 100,000 TWN Lu Liang-Huan (7) 26 Feb Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 50,000 TWN Hsieh Yung-yo (12) 5 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 30,000 TWN Hsu Sheng-san (4) 12 Mar Indian Open India 30,000 USA Bill Brask (1) 19 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 52,000 AUS Brian Jones (3) 26 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 40,000 AUS Terry Gale (1) 2 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 40,000 TWN Kuo Chie-Hsiung (6) 9 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 35,000 TWN Hsieh Yung-yo (13) 16 Apr Korea Open South Korea 30,000 KOR 1949 Kim Seung-hack (3) 23 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 70,000 TWN Kuo Chie-Hsiung (7) JPN Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse($)WinnerNotes 12 Feb Philippine Masters Philippines 50,000 TWN Hsu Chi-san 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://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19780424-1.1.23 Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes The Straits Times Singapore 24 April 1978 23 National Library Board 4 March 2020 PositionPlayerPoints1 TWN Hsu Sheng-san 1382 TWN Kuo Chie-Hsiung 1333 AUS Stewart Ginn 854 TWN Ho Ming-chung 855 MYA 1974 Mya Aye 80 Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit