1980 Asia Golf Circuit Explained

Year:1980
Tour:Asia Golf Circuit
Regular Season:
No Of Events:10
Most Wins: Lu Hsi-chuen (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Lu Hsi-chuen
Prevseason:1979
Nextseason: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]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner Other
tours
Notes
24 Feb Philippines 100,000 Lu Hsi-chuen (4)
2 Mar Hong Kong 100,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung (8)
9 Mar Thailand 50,000 Lu Hsi-chuen (5)
16 Mar India 40,000 Kurt Cox (1)
23 Mar Malaysia 60,000 Mark McNulty (1)
30 Mar Singapore 55,000 Kurt Cox (2)
6 Apr Indonesia 40,000 Lu Hsi-chuen (6)
13 Apr Taiwan 60,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung (9)
20 Apr South Korea 60,000 Chen Tze-ming (1)
27 Apr Japan 110,000 Masashi Ozaki (n/a)

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.[3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 119
2 97
3 92
4 91
5 74

Notes and References

  1. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 . 25 April 1981 . Mark McCormack . Springwood Books . 159–171, 363–373 . 0862540054.
  2. News: A-Circuit up by $90,000 . New Nation . Singapore . 22 February 1980 . 16 . 20 December 2023.
  3. News: Lu's asian title for the second time . The Straits Times . Singapore . 30 April 1980 . 9 March 2020 . 30 . National Library Board.