1973 Asia Golf Circuit

1973 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration22 February 1973 (1973-02-22) – 22 April 1973 (1973-04-22)
Number of official events9
Most winsSouth Korea Kim Seung-hack (2)
Australia Graham Marsh (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Graham Marsh
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The 1973 Asia Golf Circuit was the 12th 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 1973 season.[1][2][3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] Notes
25 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 15,000 South Korea Kim Seung-hack (1)
4 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 30,000 Australia Frank Phillips (5)
11 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 25,000 Philippines Ben Arda (4)
18 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 30,000 Japan Hideyo Sugimoto (3)
25 Mar Indian Open India 15,000 Australia Graham Marsh (2)
1 Apr Thailand Open Thailand 17,000 Australia Graham Marsh (3)
8 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 20,000 Philippines Eleuterio Nival (1)
15 Apr Korea Open South Korea 20,000 South Korea Kim Seung-hack (2)
22 Apr Sobu International Open Japan 50,000 Japan Shigeru Uchida (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1][4][5]

Position Player Points
1 Australia Graham Marsh 156
2 Philippines Ben Arda 129
3 Philippines Ireneo Legaspi 78
4 South Korea Kim Seung-hack 71
5 Philippines Eleuterio Nival 61

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. ^ a b Simms, George (1974). John Player Golf Yearbook 1974. Queen Anne Press. pp. 60–66. ISBN 0362001758.
  2. ^ "S'pore Open comes after Hong Kong". New Nation. Singapore. 23 December 1972. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ "Uchida beats Ozaki". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 April 1973. p. 23. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Marsh best in Asian Golf Circuit". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 December 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via Trove.