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1990 Asia Golf Circuit

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1990 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration15 February 1990 (1990-02-15) – 22 April 1990 (1990-04-22)
Number of official events10
Most winsPhilippines Frankie Miñoza (3)
Order of MeritPhilippines Frankie Miñoza
1989
1991

The 1990 Asia Golf Circuit was the 29th 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 1990 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
18 Feb San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open Philippines 140,000 Philippines Robert Pactolerin (1) 8
25 Feb Martell Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 200,000 United States Ken Green (n/a) 8
4 Mar Thai International Thailand Open Thailand 150,000 Taiwan Lu Wen-teh (1) 8
11 Mar Wills Indian Open India 120,000 United States Andrew Debusk (1) 8
18 Mar Epson Singapore Open Singapore 300,000 Philippines Antolin Fernando (1) 8
24 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 120,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza (4) 8
1 Apr Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 200,000 United States Glen Day (1) 8
8 Apr Sanyang Republic of China Open Taiwan 200,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza (5) 8
15 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 300,000 South Korea Lee Kang-sun (1) 6
22 Apr Dunlop Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza (6) 14 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
11 Feb Carlsberg Philippine Masters Philippines ₱2,000,000 United States E. J. Pfister

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.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1990 PGA of Japan Tour.[4]

Position Player Points
1 Philippines Frankie Miñoza 1,006
2 Canada Danny Mijovic 696
3 Canada Rick Gibson 596
4 Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi 572
5 United States Glen Day 536

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. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. ISBN 1855925583.
  2. ^ Wilson, Mark (1991). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991. Macmillan. pp. 94–96. ISBN 0333547330. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "1990 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 23 April 1990. p. 47. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "F・ミノザ" [Frankie Miñoza] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 22 December 2023. 90年、当時アジアサーキット最終戦だった『ダンロップオープン』に勝って総合優勝。以来、日本ツアーに定着した。 [In '90, he won the Dunlop Open, which was the final event of the Asian circuit at the time, and won the overall championship. Since then, he has become a fixture on the Japan tour.]