Year: | 1970 |
Tour: | Asia Golf Circuit |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 9 |
Most Wins: | Hsieh Yung-yo (2) |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Ben Arda |
Prevseason: | 1969 |
Nextseason: | 1971 |
The 1970 Asia Golf Circuit was the ninth season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
The following table lists official events during the 1970 season.[1] [2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 Feb | Philippines | 21,500 | Hsieh Yung-yo (8) | |||
1 Mar | Singapore | 20,000 | Hsieh Yung-yo (9) | |||
8 Mar | Malaysia | 25,000 | Ben Arda (3) | |||
15 Mar | India | 20,000 | Chen Chien-Chung (1) | Upgraded to official event | ||
22 Mar | Thailand | 15,000 | David Graham (1) | |||
29 Mar | Hong Kong | 16,500 | Isao Katsumata (1) | |||
5 Apr | Taiwan | 12,000 | Chang Chung-fa (1) | |||
12 Apr | South Korea | 12,000 | Han Chang-sang (1) | New to Asia Golf Circuit | ||
19 Apr | Japan | 21,500 | David Graham (2) |
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] [4]
Position | Player | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 120 | ||
2 | 104 | ||
3 | 100 | ||
4 | 99 |