1983 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1983 Asia Golf Circuit was the 22nd season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Taiwan's Lu Chien-soon claimed the overall circuit title.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1983 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.

DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund (US$)
WinnerNotesRefs
17–20 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines150,000 Lu Hsi-chuen[2]
24–27 FebCathay Pacific Hong Kong OpenHong Kong150,000 Greg Norman[3]
3–6 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia150,000 Terry Gale[4]
10–13 MarSingapore OpenSingapore100,000 Lu Chien-soon[5]
17–20 MarIndonesian OpenIndonesia75,000 Robert Wrenn [6]
24–27 MarThailand OpenThailand75,000 Chen Tze-ming[7]
31 Mar – 3 AprIndian OpenIndia75,000 Junichi TakahashiHeld the same week as the Rolex Masters.[8]
7–10 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwan100,000 Lu Liang-Huan[9]
14–17 AprMaekyung OpenSouth Korea90,000 Hiroshi Yamada[10]
21–24 AprDunlop International OpenJapan168,000 Larry NelsonCo-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour[11]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit operated a points based system to determine the overall circuit champion, with points being awarded in each tournament to the leading players. At the end of the season, the player with the most points was declared the circuit champion, and there was a prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table.

#PlayerPoints[12]
1 Lu Chien-soon659
2 Hsieh Yu-shu611
3 Lu Hsi-chuen599
4 Bob Tway568
5 Chen Tze-ming525

References

  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "An eagle helps Hsi-chuen win the Philippine open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 February 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  3. "Norman puts it in his bag". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  4. "Gale storms to another win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 March 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  5. "Rousing rip-off by rookie Lu". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 March 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  6. "Wrenn triumphs in Indionesian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  7. "Tze-ming's title,by a stroke". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  8. "Junichi clinches crown". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 April 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  9. "Lu wins in play-off in Taiwan". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 April 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  10. "Yamada wins Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1983. p. 42. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  11. "Eagle does it for Nelson". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 April 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  12. "Sport digest | Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 18 March 2020 via Google News Archive.
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