The 1989 Asia Golf Circuit was the 28th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
| Duration | 9 February 1989 – 23 April 1989 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins |  Brian Claar (2) Lu Chien-soon (2) |
| Order of Merit | Brian Claar |
← 1988 1990 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb | San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open | Philippines | 140,000 | Emlyn Aubrey (1) |
8 | ||
| 19 Feb | Johnnie Walker Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 175,000 | Brian Claar (1) |
8 | ||
| 26 Feb | Thai International Thailand Open | Thailand | 150,000 | Brian Claar (2) |
8 | ||
| 5 Mar | Pakistan Open | Pakistan | 120,000 |  Frankie Miñoza (3) |
8 | New to Asia Golf Circuit | |
| 12 Mar | Wills Indian Open | India | 120,000 |  Rémi Bouchard (1) |
8 | ||
| 19 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 220,000 | Lu Chien-soon (6) |
8 | ||
| 25 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 120,000 |  Kasiyadi (1) |
8 | ||
| 2 Apr | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 175,000 | Jeff Maggert (1) |
8 | ||
| 9 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 200,000 | Lu Chien-soon (7) |
6 | ||
| 16 Apr | Maekyung Open | South Korea | 150,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen (11) |
8 | ||
| 23 Apr | Dunlop Open | Japan | ¥60,000,000 |  Terry Gale (6) |
18 | JPN |
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Carlsberg Philippine Masters | Philippines | ₱2,000,000 | George Olaybar |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Claar |
882 |
| 2 | Emlyn Aubrey |
732 |
| 3 |  Carlos Espinosa |
682 |
| 4 |  Frankie Miñoza |
638 |
| 5 | Lu Chien-soon |
595 |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.
References
edit- ^ "1989 Asia Golf Circuit". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. 31 March 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. pp. 276–284, 516–527. ISBN 0948615389.
- ^ "Miñoza is 4th in Asian Order of merit". Manila Standard. Manila, the Philippines. 24 April 1989. p. 12 (24 in paper). Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.