1970 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration19 February 1970 (1970-02-19) – 19 April 1970 (1970-04-19)
Number of official events9
Most winsTaiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (2)
Order of MeritPhilippines Ben Arda
1969
1971

The 1970 Asia Golf Circuit was the ninth season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1970 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Notes
22 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines21,500Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (8)
1 MarSingapore OpenSingapore20,000Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (9)
8 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia25,000Philippines Ben Arda (3)
15 MarIndian OpenIndia20,000Taiwan Chen Chien-Chung (1)Upgraded to official event
22 MarThailand OpenThailand15,000Australia David Graham (1)
29 MarHong Kong OpenHong Kong16,500Japan Isao Katsumata (1)
5 AprTaiwan OpenTaiwan12,000Taiwan Chang Chung-fa (1)
12 AprKorea OpenSouth Korea12,000South Korea Han Chang-sang (1)New to Asia Golf Circuit
19 AprYomiuri InternationalJapan21,500Australia David Graham (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1Philippines Ben Arda120
2Australia David Graham104
3Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan100
4Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo99

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members.

References

  1. "Asian circuit offers half-million dollars". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 January 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 19 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  2. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  4. "Graham wins Yomiuri Open in fine style". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 7 February 2020 via National Library Board.
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