1989 Asia Golf Circuit

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The 1989 Asia Golf Circuit was the 28th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.

American Brian Claar claimed the overall circuit championship.

Tournament schedule[]

The table below shows the 1989 Asia Golf Circuit schedule.[1][2] For the first time, the circuit had eleven tournaments with the addition of the Pakistan Open.

Date Tournament Country Prize
fund (US$)		 Winner Notes Refs
9–12 Feb San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open Philippines 140,000 United States Emlyn Aubrey [3] [4]
16–19 Feb Johnnie Walker Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 175,000 United States Brian Claar [5]
23–26 Feb Thai International Thailand Open Thailand 150,000 United States Brian Claar [6]
2–5 Mar Pakistan Open Pakistan 120,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza New tournament; held the same week as the Rolex Masters. [7]
9–12 Mar Wills Indian Open India 120,000 Canada [8]
16–19 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 220,000 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon [9]
22–25 Mar Indonesian Open Indonesia 120,000 Indonesia [10]
30 Mar – 2 Apr Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 175,000 United States Jeff Maggert [11]
6–9 Apr Republic of China Open Taiwan 200,000 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon [12]
13–16 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 150,000 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen [13]
20–23 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan ¥60,000,000 Australia Terry Gale 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 United States Brian Claar 882
2 United States Emlyn Aubrey 732
3 Mexico 682
4 Philippines Frankie Miñoza 638
5 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon 595
6 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen 595

References[]

  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. p. 276–284, 516–527. ISBN 0948615389.
  2. ^ "1989 Asia Golf Circuit". Tampa Bay Times. St.Petersburg,Florida. 31 March 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "First win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 February 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Scores". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Claar's gift for his lucky wife". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 February 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Claar adds Thai Open to his double". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "World at a glance". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 7 March 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Google Archive.
  8. ^ "Bouchard clinches Indian Open title". The Business Times. Singapore. 13 March 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Chien-soon gets his second win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ "Hero Kasiyadi is home and dry". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 March 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. ^ "Maggert drought breaks in the rain". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 April 1989. p. 38. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  12. ^ "Lu takes title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 April 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  13. ^ "Hsi-chuen is Korean Champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 April 1989. p. 35. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  14. ^ "Gale winds up the winner". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
  15. ^ "Minoza 4th in Asian Order of merit". Manila Standard. Philippines. 24 April 1989. p. 12. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Google Archive.
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