1984 Asia Golf Circuit

1984 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration23 February 1984 (1984-02-23) – 22 April 1984 (1984-04-22)
Number of official events9
Most winsUnited States John Jacobs (2)
Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (2)
Order of MeritUnited States John Jacobs
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1985 →

The 1984 Asia Golf Circuit was the 23rd 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 1984

Due to economic turmoil in the Philippines, the Philippine Open was dropped from the circuit.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] Other
tours[b]		 Notes
26 Feb Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 150,000 United States Bill Brask (2)
4 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (2)
11 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 100,000 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (3)
18 Mar Indian Open India 100,000 Mexico Rafael Alarcón (1)
25 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 100,000 United States Tom Sieckmann (3)
1 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 100,000 Australia Terry Gale (3)
8 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 120,000 United States John Jacobs (1)
15 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 110,000 Australia Mike Clayton (1)
22 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 200,000 United States John Jacobs (2) 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
19 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 21,000 Philippines Rudy Labares

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 United States John Jacobs 702
2 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon 669
3 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen 557
4 Mexico Rafael Alarcón 551
5 Australia Terry Gale 544

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. ^ "Philippine Open scrapped". Singapore Monitor. Singapore. 5 January 1984. p. 31. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 219–228, 437–451. ISBN 0862541247.
  3. ^ "1984 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 23 April 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "American Jacobs cards an historic triumph". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 April 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library Board.