1977 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1977 Asia Golf Circuit was the 16th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Taiwan's Hsieh Min-Nan was the overall circuit champion for the third time despite missing the cut in the final event, having built up an unassailable lead in the points standings by adding a runner-up finish in the Korea Open to his two victories earlier in the season.[2]

Tournament schedule[]

The table below shows the 1977 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.[3]

Date Tournament Country Prize
fund (US$)		 Winner Notes Refs
10–13 Feb Philippines 20,000 Philippines Ben Arda Non-circuit event; unofficial season opener. [4]
17–20 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 70,000 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo [5]
24–27 Feb Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 50,000 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan [6]
3–6 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 30,000 Japan Yurio Akitomi [7]
10–13 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 40,000 Australia Stewart Ginn [8]
17–20 Mar Indonesian Open Indonesia 25,000 United States Played the same week as the Rolex Masters [9]
24–27 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 30,000 Taiwan Hsu Chi-san [10]
31 Mar – 3 Apr Indian Open India 25,000 Australia Brian Jones Played the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters. [11]
7–10 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 35,000 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan [12]
14–17 Apr Korea Open South Korea 30,000 Taiwan [13]
21–24 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 80,000 Philippines Ben Arda New title sponsor and venue. [14]

Final standings[]

The Asia Golf Circuit operated a points based system to determine the overall circuit champion, with points being awarded in each tournament to the leading players. At the end of the season, the player with the most points was declared the circuit champion, and there was a prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table.

# Player Points[15]
1 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 140
2 Myanmar Mya Aye 109
3 Taiwan Hsu Chi-san 97
4 Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung 93.5

References[]

  1. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. ^ "Min-Nan the overall Asian champion". New Nation. Singapore. 18 April 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "Asian golf circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 August 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Arda wins S$25,000". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1977. p. 23. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Taiwan's Hsieh wins PI open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 February 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "HK open to Taiwan's Min-nam". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "Akitomi wins nail-biting sudden death". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. ^ "Stewart Ginn wins Malaysian open golf". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Gaylord's title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ "Hsu wins with his cool golf". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. ^ "Title to Jones". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  12. ^ "Hsieh Kuo and Lu make it all-Taiwan finish". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  13. ^ "Title to Ho". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  14. ^ "It's Arda again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  15. ^ "Arda completes double". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 25 April 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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