1988 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1988 Asia Golf Circuit was the 27th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Lu Chien-soon of Taiwan claimed the overall circuit championship for the second time.[2]

Tournament schedule[]

The table below shows the 1988 Asia Golf Circuit schedule.[2]

Date Tournament Country Prize
fund (US$)		 Winner Notes Refs
11–14 Feb Unisys Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 150,000 Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng [3]
18–21 Feb Coca-Cola Philippine Open Philippines 120,000 Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng [4]
25–28 Feb Rolex Masters Singapore United States Greg Bruckner Non-circuit event [5]
3–6 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000 United States [6]
10–13 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 220,000 United States Greg Bruckner [7]
16–19 Mar Indonesian Open Indonesia 100,000 Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu [8]
24–27 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 100,000 Australia [9]
31 Mar – 3 Apr Charminar Challenge Indian Open India 100,000 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon [10]
7–10 Apr Republic of China Open Taiwan 170,000 Mexico [11]
14–17 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 140,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza [12]
21–24 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan ¥60,000,000
~US$480,000[13]		 Japan Masashi Ozaki Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour [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 Lu Chien-soon 679
2 Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng 646
3 United States 605
4 United States Greg Bruckner 565
5 Mexico 531

References[]

  1. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. p. 269–277, 493–504. ISBN 000218284X.
  3. ^ "Hsieh title with birdie blitz". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 15 February 1988. p. 14(29 in newspaper). Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via Google Archive.
  4. ^ "Hsieh wins by five strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 February 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ Morais, Walton (29 February 1988). "Bruckner hangs on to win Rolex Masters crown". Business Times. Singapore. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Malaysian Open title goes to rookie". The Business Times. Singapore. 7 March 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ Tay Cheng Khoon (19 March 1988). "Singapore Open to Bruckner". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 23. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via National Library Board.
  8. ^ "Early bogey no setback for Hsuieh". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Senior lands Thai Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ "Lu wins Indian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 April 1988. p. 31. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. ^ "Mexican pips taiwanese for title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 April 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  12. ^ "Golf worldwide". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1988. p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  13. ^ "Historical exchange". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Ozaki wards off Ishii to win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 April 1988. p. 29. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  15. ^ "Minoza 10th". Manila Standard. Philippines. 26 April 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via Google Archive.
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