1982 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1982 Asia Golf Circuit was the 21st season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1] Total prize money on the circuit passed US$1 million for the first time.[2]

Taiwan's Hsu Sheng-san claimed the overall circuit title having won three successive tournaments during the season.[2]

Tournament schedule[]

The table below shows the 1982 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.[1][3] There was one change from the previous season, with South Korea founding the Maekyung Open to replace the Korea Open in order to remain part of the circuit and reschedule the national open to later in the year.[4]

Date Tournament Country Prize
fund (US$)		 Winner Notes Refs
21 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 150,000 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan (5) [5]
28 Feb Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 130,000 United States Kurt Cox (3) [6]
7 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000 United States [7]
14 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 100,000 Taiwan Hsu Sheng-san (5) [8]
21 Mar Indian Open India 75,000 Taiwan Hsu Sheng-san (6) Held the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters. [9]
28 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 100,000 Taiwan Hsu Sheng-san (7) [10]
4 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 75,000 Philippines (3) [11]
11 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 100,000 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (4) [12]
18 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 90,000 South Korea (a) [13]
25 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 150,000 Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour [14]

Final standings[]

# Player Points
1 Taiwan Hsu Sheng-san 925
2 United States 687
3 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen 674
4 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 611
5 Taiwan Chen Tze-chung 586

References[]

  1. ^ a b Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. ^ a b "From nightmare to a dream end". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "Asian circuit is one of the best". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Foundation and Development". Korea Open. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Hsu grabs defeat from jaws of victoty". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 February 1982. p. 38. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Cox makes it after three-way playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 March 1982. p. 34. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "Helper leaps to fame in Malaysian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 March 1982. p. 34. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. ^ "Shen concedes to Hsu on first extra hole". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 March 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Hsu triumphs in Indian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 March 1982. p. 37. Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ "Hsu wins Singapore Open". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 March 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "Nival rivals opening score for indon open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1982. p. 33. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  12. ^ "Chen grabs Taiwan golf open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 April 1982. p. 33. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  13. ^ "Amateur hits first at Korean Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 April 1982. p. 35. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  14. ^ "Nakajima wins Dunlop Open by five strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1982. p. 35. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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