1975 Asia Golf Circuit Explained

Year:1975
Tour:Asia Golf Circuit
Regular Season:
No Of Events:10
Most Wins: Kuo Chie-Hsiung (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Hsieh Min-Nan
Prevseason:1974
Nextseason:1976

The 1975 Asia Golf Circuit was the 14th 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 1975 season.[1] [2] [3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner Other
tours
Notes
16 Feb Philippines 40,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung (3)
23 Feb Hong Kong 40,000 Hsieh Yung-yo (10)
2 Mar Thailand 30,000 Howard Twitty (n/a)
9 Mar Malaysia 40,000 Graham Marsh (5)
16 Mar Indonesia 25,000 Hsu Sheng-san (2)
23 Mar Singapore 35,000 Yutaka Suzuki (1)
30 Mar India 25,000 Ted Ball (2)
6 Apr Taiwan 30,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung (4)
13 Apr South Korea 25,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung (5)
20 Apr Japan 50,000 Teruo Sugihara (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1] [4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 140
2 139.5
3 117
4 110
5 102

Notes and References

  1. Book: Simms, George . John Player Golf Yearbook 1976 . Queen Anne Press . 1976 . 0362002576 . 128–135.
  2. Book: Golf Records, Facts and Champions . Guinness . Steel, Donald . 1987 . 153–155 . 0851128475 . Archive.org . 16 December 2023 . limited.
  3. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . The World of Professional Golf . Mark McCormack . Collins . 1976 . 000211996X . 274–289, 466–477.
  4. News: Hsieh again takes the circuit prize . The Straits Times . Singapore . 21 April 1975 . 26 . National Library Board . 19 December 2023.