1988 Asia Golf Circuit

1988 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration11 February 1988 (1988-02-11) – 24 April 1988 (1988-04-24)
Number of official events10
Most winsTaiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Lu Chien-soon
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1989 →

The 1988 Asia Golf Circuit was the 27th 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 1988 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
14 Feb Unisys Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 150,000 Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng (1) 10
21 Feb Coca-Cola Philippine Open Philippines 120,000 Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng (2) 8
6 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000 United States Tray Tyner (1) 8
13 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 220,000 United States Greg Bruckner (1) 8
19 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 100,000 Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu (1) 8
27 Mar Thai International Thailand Open Thailand 100,000 Australia Jeff Senior (1) 8
3 Apr Charminar Challenge Indian Open India 100,000 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (5) 8
10 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 170,000 Mexico Carlos Espinosa (1) 8
17 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 140,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza (2) 8
24 Apr Dunlop Open Japan ¥60,000,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (n/a) 20 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
28 Feb Rolex Masters Singapore S$100,000 United States Greg Bruckner

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon 679
2 Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng 646
3 United States Tray Tyner 605
4 United States Greg Bruckner 565
5 Mexico Carlos Espinosa 531

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. ^ "Sports". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 February 1988. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 269–277, 493–504. ISBN 000218284X.
  3. ^ "Miñoza 10th". Manila Standard. Manila, the Philippines. 26 April 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.