1969 Asia Golf Circuit
| Duration | 27 February 1969 – 13 April 1969 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 7 |
| Order of Merit |  Hsieh Yung-yo |
← 1968 1970 → | |
The 1969 Asia Golf Circuit was the eighth season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1969 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar | Philippine Open | Philippines | 10,000 |  Haruo Yasuda (1) |
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| 9 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 10,000 | Tomio Kamata (1) |
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| 16 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 15,000 | Takaaki Kono (1) |
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| 23 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 12,000 | Hsieh Yung-yo (7) |
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| 30 Mar | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 16,500 | Teruo Sugihara (1) |
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| 6 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 10,000 | Hideyo Sugimoto (1) |
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| 13 Apr | Yomiuri International | Japan | 15,000 |  Guy Wolstenholme (1) |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr | Indian Open | India |  Ben Arda |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hsieh Yung-yo |
89 |
| 2 | Guy Wolstenholme |
62 |
| 3 | Hsu Chi-san |
58 |
| T4 |  David Graham |
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| Kuo Chie-Hsiung
|
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.
References
[edit]- ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Open to British golfer". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 14 April 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.