| Year: | 1996–97 |
| Tour: | Asia Golf Circuit |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 10 |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: |  Kim Jong-duck |
| Honor2: | Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree2: |  Dean Wilson |
| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 Asia Golf Circuit was the 36th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the Asian PGA Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Taiwan | 300,000 |  Hong Chia-yuh (a) (2) | 12 | ||||
| Indonesia | – | Removed | – | |||||
| 8 Dec | Hong Kong | 350,000 | Rodrigo Cuello (1) | 14 | ||||
| 16 Feb | Philippines | 250,000 |  Takao Nogami (1) | 12 | ||||
| 23 Feb | Philippines | 200,000 | Yasuharu Imano (1) | 12 | New tournament | |||
| 9 Mar | Malaysia | 300,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 14 | ||||
| 16 Mar | Thailand | 300,000 | Christian Chernock (1) | 12 | ||||
| 23 Mar | Singapore | 300,000 | Kyi Hla Han (1) | 12 | ||||
| 30 Mar | India | 300,000 | Ed Fryatt (2) | 12 | ||||
| 20 Apr | Philippines | 300,000 | Kevin Wentworth (1) | 12 | ||||
| 27 Apr | Japan | ¥100,000,000 | Kim Jong-duck (2) | 22 |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[1] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1997 PGA of Japan Tour.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 156,231 | ||
| 2 | 119,420 | ||
| 3 | 107,523 | ||
| 4 | 96,072 | ||
| 5 | 75,653 |