1969 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1969 Asia Golf Circuit was the eighth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Although Japanese players won five of the seven tournaments, none finished in the top five in the circuit championship as Hsieh Yung-yo of Taiwan won his fourth circuit prize, defending the title he won in 1968.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1969 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. There were no changes from the previous season.

Date Tournament Country Winner Notes Refs
27 Feb – 2 Mar Philippine Open Philippines Japan Haruo Yasuda [2]
6–9 Mar Singapore Open Singapore Japan [3]
13–16 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia Japan Takaaki Kono [4]
20–23 Mar Thailand Open Thailand Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo [5]
27–30 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Japan Teruo Sugihara [6]
3–6 Apr Republic of China Open Taiwan Japan Hideyo Sugimoto [7]
10–13 Apr Yomiuri International Japan England Guy Wolstenholme [8]

Final standings[]

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system. [9]

# Player Points[8]
1 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo 89
2 England Guy Wolstenholme 61.5
3 Taiwan Hsu Chi-san 58
4 Australia David Graham
Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung

References[]

  1. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. ^ "It's Yasuda's open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "Kamata triumphs". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 March 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Japan get hattrick". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 March 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Hsieh wins Thai open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 March 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Vines again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 31 March 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "Sugimoto wins taiwan open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 April 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. ^ a b "Open to British golfer". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 14 April 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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