1976 Asia Golf Circuit

1976 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration19 February 1976 (1976-02-19) – 25 April 1976 (1976-04-25)
Number of official events10
Most winsPhilippines Ben Arda (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Hsu Sheng-san
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The 1976 Asia Golf Circuit was the 15th 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 1976 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] Other
tours[b]		 Notes
22 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 60,000 Philippines Quintin Mancao (1)
29 Feb Taiwan Open Taiwan 30,000 Taiwan Hsu Chi-san (2)
7 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 25,000 Philippines Ben Arda (6)
14 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 45,000 Japan Kesahiko Uchida (1)
21 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 25,000 Myanmar Mya Aye (1)
28 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 30,000 Taiwan Hsu Sheng-san (3)
4 Apr Indian Open India 25,000 Australia Peter Thomson (5)
11 Apr Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 40,000 Taiwan Ho Ming-chung (1)
18 Apr Korea Open South Korea 25,000 Japan Katsunari Takahashi (1)
25 Apr Sobu International Open Japan 75,000 Philippines Ben Arda (7) JPN

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
15 Feb Philippine Masters Philippines 20,000 Philippines Ben Arda Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1][3][4]

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Hsu Sheng-san 164
2 Philippines Ben Arda 155
3 Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung 113
4 Taiwan Hsu Chi-san 83
5 Myanmar Mya Aye 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 Simms, George (1977). World of Golf 1977. Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 130–135. ISBN 0354090011.
  2. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Overall standings in the 1976 Asian circuit". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 April 1976. p. 11 (18 in paper). Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board.