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1980 Asia Golf Circuit

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1980 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration21 February 1980 (1980-02-21) – 27 April 1980 (1980-04-27)
Number of official events10
Most winsTaiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (3)
Order of MeritTaiwan Lu Hsi-chuen
1979
1981

The 1980 Asia Golf Circuit was the 19th 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

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The following table lists official events during the 1980 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
24 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 100,000 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (4)
2 Mar Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 100,000 Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung (8)
9 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 50,000 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (5)
16 Mar Indian Open India 40,000 United States Kurt Cox (1)
23 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 60,000 Mark McNulty (1)
30 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 55,000 United States Kurt Cox (2)
6 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 40,000 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (6)
13 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 60,000 Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung (9)
20 Apr Korea Open South Korea 60,000 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (1)
27 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 110,000 Japan Masashi Ozaki (n/a) 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
17 Feb Philippine Masters Philippines 80,000 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 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.[3]

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen 119
2 United States Kurt Cox 97
3 Mark McNulty 92
4 Myanmar Mya Aye 91
5 Taiwan Ho Ming-chung 74

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. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (25 April 1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 159–171, 363–373. ISBN 0862540054.
  2. ^ "A-Circuit up by $90,000". New Nation. Singapore. 22 February 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Lu's asian title for the second time". The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 April 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.