1973 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1973 Asia Golf Circuit was the 12th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Australian Graham Marsh won the circuit overall prize for the second year running.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1973 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. The only scheduling change from 1972 was the Hong Kong tournament moved to an early date.

Date Tournament Country Prize fund
(US$)		 Winner Notes Refs
22–25 Feb Philippine Open Philippines South Korea [2]
1–4 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Australia Frank Phillips [3]
8–11 Mar Singapore Open Singapore Philippines Ben Arda [4]
15–18 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia Japan Hideyo Sugimoto [5]
22–25 Mar Indian Open India Australia Graham Marsh [6]
29 Mar – 1 Apr Thailand Open Thailand Australia Graham Marsh [7]
5–8 Apr Republic of China Open Republic of China Philippines [8]
12–15 Apr Korea Open South Korea South Korea [9]
19–22 Apr Sobu International Open Japan 50,000 Japan Shigeru Uchida [10]

Final standings[]

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system.[11]

# Player Points[10]
1 Australia Graham Marsh 155.5
2 Philippines Ben Arda 129
3 Philippines Ireneo Legaspi 79
4 South Korea

References[]

  1. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. ^ "Kim sinks 10ft pressure putt to win PI Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 February 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "Phillips clinches title in classic finish". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 March 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Evergreen Arda wins Open by "sudden-death"". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 March 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Sugimoto survives a Marsh fightback". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 March 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Australians make it 1-2-3 in Indian open golf". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 March 1973. p. 24. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "Marsh bags second Circuit title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 April 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. ^ "Nival sinks final ole eagle to snatch title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 April 1973. p. 31. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Kin wins Korean Open as Legaspi folds". The Straits Times. Singapore. 16 April 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ a b "Uchida beats Ozaki with an eagle". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 April 1973. p. 23. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. ^ "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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