1987 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1987 Asia Golf Circuit was the 26th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Despite not winning a tournament, American Jim Hallet claimed the overall circuit title thanks to consistent high finishes throughout the season.[2]

Tournament schedule[]

The table below shows the 1987 Asia Golf Circuit schedule.[2] After three years absence the Philippine Open returned to the circuit as an official Order of Merit event.

Date Tournament Country Prize
fund (US$)		 Winner Notes Refs
19–22 Feb San Miguel Philippine Open Philippines 100,000 United States Brian Tennyson [3]
26 Feb – 1 Mar United Airlines Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 150,000 Wales Ian Woosnam [4]
5–8 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000 Australia Terry Gale [5]
12–15 Mar Thai International Thailand Open Thailand 100,000 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming [6]
19–22 Mar Charminar Challenge Indian Open India 100,000 United States Brian Tennyson Held the same week as the Rolex Masters [7]
26–29 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 125,000 Australia Peter Fowler [8]
2–5 Apr Indonesian Open Indonesia 100,000 Australia [9]
9–12 Apr Republic of China Open Taiwan 140,000 United States [10]
16–19 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 130,000 Taiwan [11]
23–26 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 350,000 Japan Isao Aoki Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour [12]

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 [13]
1 United States Jim Hallet 806
2 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming 678
3 United States Brian Tennyson 652
4 United States Jeff Maggert 622
5 Canada Jim Rutledge 510

References[]

  1. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988. Collins Willow. p. 245–256, 458–469. ISBN 0002182831.
  3. ^ "On foreign fairways". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 February 1987. p. 22. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Woosnam first briton to win HK Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 March 1987. p. 24. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Gale grabs it on a play-off". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 March 1987. p. 25. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "On foreign fairways". The Straits Times. Singapore. 16 March 1987. p. 27. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "Tennyson captures Indian Open title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 March 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. ^ "Peter wins three way play-off". The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 March 1987. p. 22. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Smith wins the Indonesian open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1987. p. 24. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ "Taiwan Open to american Aebli". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 April 1987. p. 28. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. ^ "Chen clinches Seoul crown". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 April 1987. p. 27. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  12. ^ "Aoki a-okay for Dunlop crown". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 April 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  13. ^ "Hallet lands top prize in circuit". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 27 April 1987. p. 1519 in newspaper). Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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