1973 Asia Golf Circuit
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 | [2] | |||
1–4 Mar | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | Frank Phillips | [3] | ||
8–11 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | Ben Arda | [4] | ||
15–18 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | Hideyo Sugimoto | [5] | ||
22–25 Mar | Indian Open | India | Graham Marsh | [6] | ||
29 Mar – 1 Apr | Thailand Open | Thailand | Graham Marsh | [7] | ||
5–8 Apr | Republic of China Open | Republic of China | [8] | |||
12–15 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | [9] | |||
19–22 Apr | Sobu International Open | Japan | 50,000 | Shigeru Uchida | [10] |
Final standings[]
The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system.[11]
# | Player | Points[10] |
---|---|---|
1 | Graham Marsh | 155.5 |
2 | Ben Arda | 129 |
3 | Ireneo Legaspi | 79 |
4 |
References[]
- ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Phillips clinches title in classic finish". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 March 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Evergreen Arda wins Open by "sudden-death"". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 March 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Sugimoto survives a Marsh fightback". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 March 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Marsh bags second Circuit title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 April 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kin wins Korean Open as Legaspi folds". The Straits Times. Singapore. 16 April 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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