1969 Asia Golf Circuit

1969 Asia Golf Circuit season

Duration	27 February 1969 (1969-02-27) – 13 April 1969 (1969-04-13)
Number of official events	7
Order of Merit	Hsieh Yung-yo
← 1968 1970 →

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.

Schedule

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

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

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

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

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.