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1977 Asia Golf Circuit

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1977 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration17 February 1977 (1977-02-17) – 24 April 1977 (1977-04-24)
Number of official events10
Most winsTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
1976
1978

The 1977 Asia Golf Circuit was the 16th 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

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The following table lists official events during the 1977 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
20 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 70,000 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (11)
27 Feb Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 50,000 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan (3)
6 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 30,000 Japan Yurio Akitomi (1)
13 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 40,000 Australia Stewart Ginn (1)
20 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 40,000 United States Gaylord Burrows (1)
27 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 45,000 Taiwan Hsu Chi-san (3)
3 Apr Indian Open India 30,000 Australia Brian Jones (2)
10 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 30,000 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan (4)
17 Apr Korea Open South Korea 30,000 Taiwan Ho Ming-chung (2)
24 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 80,000 Philippines Ben Arda (8) JPN

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
($)
Winner Notes
13 Feb Philippine Masters Philippines 20,000 Philippines Ben Arda Limited-field event

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 140
2 Myanmar Mya Aye 109
3 Taiwan Hsu Chi-san 97
4 Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung 94
5 Philippines Ben Arda 92

Notes

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  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.
  2. ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Asian golf circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 August 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ a b Simms, George (1978). World of Golf 1978. Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 126–131. ISBN 0354090356. Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Min-Nan the overall Asian champion". New Nation. Singapore. 18 April 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.