1970 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1970 Asia Golf Circuit was the ninth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Ben Arda of the Philippines won the circuit overall prize.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1970 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. With the addition of the Indian and South Korean tournaments the circuit expanded to nine legs.[2]

Date Tournament Country Winner Notes Refs
19–22 Feb Philippine Open Philippines Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo [3]
26 Feb – 1 Mar Singapore Open Singapore Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo [4]
5–8 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia Philippines Ben Arda [5]
12–15 Mar Indian Open India Taiwan [6]
19–22 Mar Thailand Open Thailand Australia David Graham [7]
26–29 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Japan Isao Katsumata [8]
2–5 Apr Republic of China Open Taiwan Taiwan [9]
9–12 Apr Korea Open South Korea South Korea [10]
16–19 Apr Yomiuri International Japan Australia David Graham [11]

Final standings[]

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system.[12]

# Player Points[11]
1 Philippines Ben Arda 120
2 Australia David Graham 104
3 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 100
4 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo 99

References[]

  1. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. ^ "Asian circuit offers half-million dollars". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 January 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "Yung-yo hits jackpot after 14 years". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 February 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Yung-yo Singapore open by 2 strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 March 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Arda's title as Kono flops..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 March 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Chen moves to third spot". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 March 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "Graham wins Thai open by a stroke". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 March 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. ^ "Japan sweep in HK open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 March 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Chang's title all the way". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 April 1970. p. 27. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ "Hahn by three strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 April 1970. p. 27. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. ^ a b "Graham wins Yomiuri in fine style". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  12. ^ "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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