1969 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1969 Asia Golf Circuit was the eighth season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

1969 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration27 February 1969 (1969-02-27) – 13 April 1969 (1969-04-13)
Number of official events7
Order of MeritTaiwan Hsieh Yung-yo
1968
1970

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1969 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
2 Mar Philippine Open Philippines 10,000   Haruo Yasuda (1)
9 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 10,000   Tomio Kamata (1)
16 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 15,000   Takaaki Kono (1)
23 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 12,000   Hsieh Yung-yo (7)
30 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 16,500   Teruo Sugihara (1)
6 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 10,000   Hideyo Sugimoto (1)
13 Apr Yomiuri International Japan 15,000   Guy Wolstenholme (1)

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
($)
Winner Notes
20 Apr Indian Open India   Ben Arda

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1   Hsieh Yung-yo 89
2   Guy Wolstenholme 62
3   Hsu Chi-san 58
T4   David Graham
  Kuo Chie-Hsiung

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  2. ^ "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "Open to British golfer". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 14 April 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.