1970 Asia Golf Circuit

1970 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration19 February 1970 (1970-02-19) – 19 April 1970 (1970-04-19)
Number of official events9
Most winsTaiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (2)
Order of MeritPhilippines Ben Arda
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The 1970 Asia Golf Circuit was the ninth 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 1970 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] Notes
22 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 21,500 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (8)
1 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 20,000 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (9)
8 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 25,000 Philippines Ben Arda (3)
15 Mar Indian Open India 20,000 Taiwan Chen Chien-Chung (1) Upgraded to official event
22 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 15,000 Australia David Graham (1)
29 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 16,500 Japan Isao Katsumata (1)
5 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 12,000 Taiwan Chang Chung-fa (1)
12 Apr Korea Open South Korea 12,000 South Korea Han Chang-sang (1) New to Asia Golf Circuit
19 Apr Yomiuri International Japan 21,500 Australia David Graham (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

Position Player Points
1 Philippines Ben Arda 120
2 Australia David Graham 104
3 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 100
4 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo 99

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. ^ "Asian circuit offers half-million dollars". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 January 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Graham wins Yomiuri Open in fine style". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 7 February 2020 – via National Library Board.