1969 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration27 February 1969 (1969-02-27) – 13 April 1969 (1969-04-13)
Number of official events7
Order of MeritTaiwan Hsieh Yung-yo
1968
1970

The 1969 Asia Golf Circuit was the eighth 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 1969 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Notes
2 MarPhilippine OpenPhilippines10,000Japan Haruo Yasuda (1)
9 MarSingapore OpenSingapore10,000Japan Tomio Kamata (1)
16 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia15,000Japan Takaaki Kono (1)
23 MarThailand OpenThailand12,000Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (7)
30 MarHong Kong OpenHong Kong16,500Japan Teruo Sugihara (1)
6 AprTaiwan OpenTaiwan10,000Japan Hideyo Sugimoto (1)
13 AprYomiuri InternationalJapan15,000England Guy Wolstenholme (1)

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
20 AprIndian OpenIndiaPhilippines Ben Arda

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo89
2England Guy Wolstenholme62
3Taiwan Hsu Chi-san58
T4Australia David Graham
Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung

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. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  2. "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  3. "Open to British golfer". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 14 April 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 via Google News Archive.
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