1980 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration21 February 1980 (1980-02-21) – 27 April 1980 (1980-04-27)
Number of official events10
Most winsTaiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (3)
Order of MeritTaiwan Lu Hsi-chuen
1979
1981

The 1980 Asia Golf Circuit was the 19th 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 1980 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
24 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines100,000Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (4)
2 MarCathay Pacific Hong Kong OpenHong Kong100,000Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung (8)
9 MarThailand OpenThailand50,000Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (5)
16 MarIndian OpenIndia40,000United States Kurt Cox (1)
23 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia60,000 Mark McNulty (1)
30 MarSingapore OpenSingapore55,000United States Kurt Cox (2)
6 AprIndonesia OpenIndonesia40,000Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (6)
13 AprTaiwan OpenTaiwan60,000Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung (9)
20 AprKorea OpenSouth Korea60,000Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (1)
27 AprDunlop International OpenJapan110,000Japan Masashi Ozaki (n/a)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
17 FebPhilippine MastersPhilippines80,000Taiwan Hsieh Min-NanLimited-field event

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPoints
1Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen119
2United States Kurt Cox97
3 Mark McNulty92
4Myanmar Mya Aye91
5Taiwan Ho Ming-chung74

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. McCormack, Mark H. Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 159–171, 363–373. ISBN 0862540054.
  2. "A-Circuit up by $90,000". New Nation. Singapore. 22 February 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  3. "Lu's asian title for the second time". The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 April 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2020 via National Library Board.
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