1976 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1976 Asia Golf Circuit was the 15th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

1976 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration19 February 1976 (1976-02-19) – 25 April 1976 (1976-04-25)
Number of official events10
Most winsPhilippines Ben Arda (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Hsu Sheng-san
1975
1977

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
22 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 60,000   Quintin Mancao (1)
29 Feb Taiwan Open Taiwan 30,000   Hsu Chi-san (2)
7 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 25,000   Ben Arda (6)
14 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 45,000   Kesahiko Uchida (1)
21 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 25,000   Mya Aye (1)
28 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 30,000   Hsu Sheng-san (3)
4 Apr Indian Open India 25,000   Peter Thomson (5)
11 Apr Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 40,000   Ho Ming-chung (1)
18 Apr Korea Open South Korea 25,000   Katsunari Takahashi (1)
25 Apr Sobu International Open Japan 75,000   Ben Arda (7) JPN

Unofficial events

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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
15 Feb Philippine Masters Philippines 20,000   Ben Arda Limited-field event

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1][3][4]

Position Player Points
1   Hsu Sheng-san 164
2   Ben Arda 155
3   Kuo Chie-Hsiung 113
4   Hsu Chi-san 83
5   Mya Aye 79

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members.
  2. ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

References

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  1. ^ a b Simms, George (1977). World of Golf 1977. Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 130–135. ISBN 0354090011.
  2. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Overall standings in the 1976 Asian circuit". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 April 1976. p. 11 (18 in paper). Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board.