1973 Asia Golf Circuit Explained
Year: | 1973 |
Tour: | Asia Golf Circuit |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 9 |
Most Wins: | Kim Seung-hack (2)
Graham Marsh (2) |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Graham Marsh |
Prevseason: | 1972 |
Nextseason: | 1974 |
The 1973 Asia Golf Circuit was the 12th 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 1973 season.[1] [2] [3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
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25 Feb | | Philippines | 15,000 | Kim Seung-hack (1) | |
4 Mar | | Hong Kong | 30,000 | Frank Phillips (5) | |
11 Mar | | Singapore | 25,000 | Ben Arda (4) | |
18 Mar | | Malaysia | 30,000 | Hideyo Sugimoto (3) | |
25 Mar | | India | 15,000 | Graham Marsh (2) | |
1 Apr | | Thailand | 17,000 | Graham Marsh (3) | |
8 Apr | | Taiwan | 20,000 | Eleuterio Nival (1) | |
15 Apr | | South Korea | 20,000 | Kim Seung-hack (2) | |
22 Apr | | Japan | 50,000 | Shigeru Uchida (1) | | |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1] [4] [5]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | | 156 |
2 | | 129 |
3 | | 78 |
4 | | 71 |
5 | | 61 | |
Notes and References
- Book: Simms, George . John Player Golf Yearbook 1974 . Queen Anne Press . 1974 . 0362001758 . 60–66.
- News: S'pore Open comes after Hong Kong . New Nation . Singapore . 23 December 1972 . 17 . National Library Board . 19 December 2023.
- Book: Golf Records, Facts and Champions . Guinness . Steel, Donald . 1987 . 153–155 . 0851128475 . Archive.org . 16 December 2023 . limited.
- News: Uchida beats Ozaki . The Straits Times . Singapore . 23 April 1973 . 22 February 2020 . 23 . National Library Board.
- News: Marsh best in Asian Golf Circuit . The Canberra Times . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 21 December 1973 . 19 December 2023 . 14 . Trove.