1976 Asia Golf Circuit Explained

Year:1976
Tour:Asia Golf Circuit
Regular Season:
No Of Events:10
Most Wins: Ben Arda (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Hsu Sheng-san
Prevseason:1975
Nextseason:1977

The 1976 Asia Golf Circuit was the 15th 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 1976 season.[1] [2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner Other
tours
Notes
22 Feb Philippines 60,000 Quintin Mancao (1)
29 Feb Taiwan 30,000 Hsu Chi-san (2)
7 Mar Thailand 25,000 Ben Arda (6)
14 Mar Singapore 45,000 Kesahiko Uchida (1)
21 Mar Indonesia 25,000 Mya Aye (1)
28 Mar Malaysia 30,000 Hsu Sheng-san (3)
4 Apr India 25,000 Peter Thomson (5)
11 Apr Hong Kong 40,000 Ho Ming-chung (1)
18 Apr South Korea 25,000 Katsunari Takahashi (1)
25 Apr Japan 75,000 Ben Arda (7)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1] [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 164
2 155
3 113
4 83
5 79

Notes and References

  1. Book: Simms, George . World of Golf 1977 . Macdonald and Jane's . 1977 . 0354090011 . 130–135.
  2. Book: Golf Records, Facts and Champions . Guinness . Steel, Donald . 1987 . 153–155 . 0851128475 . Archive.org . 16 December 2023 . limited.
  3. News: Overall standings in the 1976 Asian circuit . The Sydney Morning Herald . 26 April 1976 . 11 (18 in paper) . Google News Archive . 3 March 2020.
  4. News: Arda wins right to play in British, US meets . 27 . The Straits Times . Singapore . 26 April 1976 . 13 February 2020 . National Library Board.