1984 Asia Golf Circuit Explained

Year:1984
Tour:Asia Golf Circuit
Regular Season:
No Of Events:9
Most Wins: John Jacobs (2)
Lu Chien-soon (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: John Jacobs
Prevseason:1983
Nextseason:1985

The 1984 Asia Golf Circuit was the 23rd season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Changes for 1984

Due to economic turmoil in the Philippines, the Philippine Open was dropped from the circuit.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner Other
tours
Notes
26 Feb Hong Kong 150,000 Bill Brask (2)
4 Mar Malaysia 150,000 Lu Chien-soon (2)
11 Mar Thailand 100,000 Lu Chien-soon (3)
18 Mar India 100,000 Rafael Alarcón (1)
25 Mar Singapore 100,000 Tom Sieckmann (3)
1 Apr Indonesia 100,000 Terry Gale (3)
8 Apr Taiwan 120,000 John Jacobs (1)
15 Apr South Korea 110,000 Mike Clayton (1)
22 Apr Japan 200,000 John Jacobs (2)

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] [4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 702
2 669
3 557
4 551
5 544

Notes and References

  1. News: Philippine Open scrapped . Singapore Monitor . Singapore . 5 January 1984 . 31 . National Library Board . 21 March 2020.
  2. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985 . Mark McCormack . Springwood Books . 1985 . 219–228, 437–451 . 0862541247.
  3. News: 1984 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit . The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . 23 April 1984 . 22 . Newspapers.com . 20 December 2023.
  4. News: American Jacobs cards an historic triumph . The Straits Times . Singapore . 23 April 1984 . 24 . National Library Board . 20 December 2023.