Year: | 1994 |
Tour: | Asia Golf Circuit |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 10 |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Carlos Franco |
Prevseason: | 1993 |
Nextseason: | 1995 |
The 1994 Asia Golf Circuit, titled as the 1994 Newsweek Asian Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
In December 1993, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Newsweek, being renamed as the Newsweek Asian Tour.[1]
The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[2] [3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
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20 Feb | Philippines | 250,000 | Carlos Franco (1) | 18 | ||||
27 Feb | Hong Kong | 250,000 | David Frost (n/a) | 30 | ||||
6 Mar | India | 200,000 | Emlyn Aubrey (2) | 12 | ||||
13 Mar | Thailand | 300,000 | Brandt Jobe (1) | 12 | ||||
20 Mar | Malaysia | 250,000 | Joakim Haeggman (n/a) | 16 | ||||
26 Mar | Indonesia | 250,000 | Frank Nobilo (n/a) | 16 | ||||
4 Apr | Malaysia | 260,000 | Craig McClellan (1) | 12 | New to Asia Golf Circuit | |||
10 Apr | Taiwan | 300,000 | Hong Chia-yuh (a) (1) | 12 | ||||
17 Apr | South Korea | 350,000 | Kim Jong-duck (1) | 12 | ||||
24 Apr | Japan | ¥100,000,000 | Masashi Ozaki (n/a) | 20 |
The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) | Winner | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 Jan | Philippines | ₱2,500,000 | ||||
6 Mar | Singapore | S$200,000 |
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] [4] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1994 PGA of Japan Tour.[5]
Position | Player | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 827 | ||
2 | 708 | ||
3 | 686 | ||
4 | 683 | ||
5 | 663 |