Year: | 1991 |
Tour: | Asia Golf Circuit |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 10 |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Rick Gibson |
Honor2: | Rookie of the Year |
Honoree2: | Gerry Norquist |
Prevseason: | 1990 |
Nextseason: | 1992 |
The 1991 Asia Golf Circuit was the 30th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[1] [2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
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10 Feb | Hong Kong | 200,000 | Bernhard Langer (n/a) | 16 | ||||
17 Feb | Philippines | 150,000 | Dennis Paulson (1) | 8 | ||||
24 Feb | Singapore | 400,000 | Jack Kay Jr. (1) | 8 | ||||
3 Mar | Malaysia | 200,000 | Rick Gibson (1) | 8 | ||||
9 Mar | Indonesia | 150,000 | Chen Liang-hsi (2) | 8 | ||||
24 Mar | India | 150,000 | Ali Sher (1) | 8 | ||||
31 Mar | Thailand | 150,000 | Suthep Meesawat (1) | 8 | ||||
14 Apr | Taiwan | 300,000 | John Jacobs (3) | 8 | ||||
21 Apr | South Korea | 300,000 | Choi Sang-ho (1) | 8 | ||||
28 Apr | Japan | ¥100,000,000 | Roger Mackay (n/a) | 20 |
The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) | Winner | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 Feb | Philippines | ₱2,000,000 | ||||
7 Apr | Singapore | S$150,000 |
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1991 PGA of Japan Tour.[4]
Position | Player | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 868 | ||
2 | 863 | ||
3 | 549 | ||
4 | 525 | ||
5 | 507 |