1983 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1983 Asia Golf Circuit was the 22nd season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Taiwan's Lu Chien-soon claimed the overall circuit title.

Tournament schedule[]

The table below shows the 1983 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.

Date Tournament Country Prize
fund (US$)		 Winner Notes Refs
17–20 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 150,000 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen [2]
24–27 Feb Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 150,000 Australia Greg Norman [3]
3–6 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000 Australia Terry Gale [4]
10–13 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 100,000 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon [5]
17–20 Mar Indonesian Open Indonesia 75,000 United States Robert Wrenn [6]
24–27 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 75,000 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming [7]
31 Mar – 3 Apr Indian Open India 75,000 Japan Held the same week as the Rolex Masters. [8]
7–10 Apr Republic of China Open Taiwan 100,000 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan [9]
14–17 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 90,000 Japan [10]
21–24 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 168,000 United States Larry Nelson Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour [11]

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[12]
1 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon 659
2 Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu 611
3 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen 599
4 United States Bob Tway 568
5 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming 525

References[]

  1. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. ^ "An eagle helps Hsi-chuen win the Philippine open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 February 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "Norman puts it in his bag". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Gale storms to another win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 March 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Rousing rip-off by rookie Lu". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 March 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Wrenn triumphs in Indionesian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "Tze-ming's title,by a stroke". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. ^ "Junichi clinches crown". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 April 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Lu wins in play-off in Taiwan". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 April 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ "Yamada wins Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1983. p. 42. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. ^ "Eagle does it for Nelson". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 April 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  12. ^ "Sport digest | Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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