1974 Asia Golf Circuit

1974 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration14 February 1974 (1974-02-14) – 21 April 1974 (1974-04-21)
Number of official events10
Most winsTaiwan Lu Liang-Huan (3)
Order of MeritTaiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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The 1974 Asia Golf Circuit was the 13th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Changes for 1974

The circuit gained a new sponsor in 1974, General Ibnu Sutowo. Sutowi was head of the state-controlled Indonesian oil company, Pertamina, and president of the Indonesian Golf Association. In this latter role, Indonesia also joined the circuit, with the addition of the inaugural Indonesian Open expanding the schedule to ten tournaments for the first time.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1974 season.[2][1][3][4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] Other
tours[b]		 Notes
17 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 25,000 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (4)
24 Feb Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 30,000 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (5)
3 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 25,000 Philippines Eleuterio Nival (2)
10 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 25,000 Australia Graham Marsh (4)
17 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 20,000 Philippines Ben Arda (5) New tournament
24 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 15,000 Japan Toshiro Hitomi (1)
31 Mar Indian Open India 15,000 Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung (1)
7 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 15,000 Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung (2)
14 Apr Korea Open South Korea 15,000 South Korea Cho Tae-woon (1)
21 Apr Sobu International Open Japan 50,000 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (6) JPN

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung 135
2 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan 122
3 Philippines Ben Arda 86.1
4 Australia Graham Marsh 86
5 Philippines Ireneo Legaspi 79

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.
  2. ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

References

  1. ^ a b c McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 237–252, 419–427. ISBN 0002119552.
  2. ^ Simms, George (1975). John Player Golf Yearbook 1975. Queen Anne Press. pp. 128–135. ISBN 0362002134.
  3. ^ "Singapore Open golf richest in Asia now". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 December 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  5. ^ "Lu cards a 70 to win Sobu Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 April 1974. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via National Library Board.