1989 Asia Golf Circuit
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Duration | 9 February 1989 | – 23 April 1989
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Number of official events | 11 |
Most wins | United States Brian Claar (2) Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (2) |
Order of Merit | United States Brian Claar |
← 1988 1990 → |
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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 Feb | San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open | Philippines | 140,000 | United States Emlyn Aubrey (1) | 8 | ||
19 Feb | Johnnie Walker Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 175,000 | United States Brian Claar (1) | 8 | ||
26 Feb | Thai International Thailand Open | Thailand | 150,000 | United States Brian Claar (2) | 8 | ||
5 Mar | Pakistan Open | Pakistan | 120,000 | Philippines Frankie Miñoza (3) | 8 | New to Asia Golf Circuit | |
12 Mar | Wills Indian Open | India | 120,000 | Canada Rémi Bouchard (1) | 8 | ||
19 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 220,000 | Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (6) | 8 | ||
25 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 120,000 | Indonesia Kasiyadi (1) | 8 | ||
2 Apr | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 175,000 | United States Jeff Maggert (1) | 8 | ||
9 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 200,000 | Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (7) | 6 | ||
16 Apr | Maekyung Open | South Korea | 150,000 | Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (11) | 8 | ||
23 Apr | Dunlop Open | Japan | ¥60,000,000 | Australia Terry Gale (6) | 18 | JPN |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Feb | Carlsberg Philippine Masters | Philippines | ₱2,000,000 | Philippines George Olaybar |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]
Position | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | United States Brian Claar | 882 |
2 | United States Emlyn Aubrey | 732 |
3 | Mexico Carlos Espinosa | 682 |
4 | Philippines Frankie Miñoza | 638 |
5 | Taiwan Lu Chien-soon | 595 |
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "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.