1986 Asia Golf Circuit Explained

Year:1986
Tour:Asia Golf Circuit
Regular Season:
No Of Events:9
Most Wins: Lu Hsi-chuen (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Lu Hsi-chuen
Prevseason:1985
Nextseason:1987

The 1986 Asia Golf Circuit was the 25th 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 1986 season.[1] [2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
2 Mar Hong Kong 150,000 Seiichi Kanai (1) 10
9 Mar Malaysia 150,000 Stewart Ginn (2) 10
16 Mar Singapore 125,000 Greg Turner (1) 10
23 Mar Indonesia 100,000 Frankie Miñoza (1) 10
30 Mar Thailand 100,000 Ho Ming-chung (4) 10
6 Apr India 100,000 Lu Hsi-chuen (9) 10
13 Apr Taiwan 120,000 Lu Hsi-chuen (10) 10
20 Apr South Korea 130,000 Tsao Chien-teng (1) 10
27 Apr Japan ¥50,000,000 Hideto Shigenobu (n/a) 20

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
1 798
2 584
3 553
4 544
5 538

Notes and References

  1. News: Committee raises $127,500 . The Business Times . Singapore . 10 January 1986 . 9 . National Library Board . 21 December 2023.
  2. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987 . Mark McCormack . Collins Willow . 1987 . 0002182572 . Archive.org . 8 November 2023 . 255–263, 467–473 . limited.
  3. News: Shigebonu wins last leg of Asian circuit . New Straits Times . Malaysia . 28 April 1986 . 9 . Google News Archive . 24 March 2020.