1972 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1972 Asia Golf Circuit was the 11th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

1972 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration24 February 1972 (1972-02-24) – 23 April 1972 (1972-04-23)
Number of official events9
Most winsTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Graham Marsh
1971
1973

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1972 season.[1][2][3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
27 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 15,000   Hideyo Sugimoto (2)
5 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 15,000   Takaaki Kono (3)
12 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 15,000   Takashi Murakami (1)
19 Mar Indian Open India 15,000   Brian Jones (1)
26 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 15,000   Hsieh Min-Nan (1)
2 Apr Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 20,000   Walter Godfrey (1)
9 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 15,000   Haruo Yasuda (4)
16 Apr Korea Open South Korea 15,000   Han Chang-sang (3)
23 Apr Sobu International Open Japan 30,000   Hsieh Min-Nan (2) New tournament

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was titled as the San Miguel Circuit Prize and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1][4][5]

Position Player Points
1   Graham Marsh 129
2   Hsieh Min-Nan 122
3   Walter Godfrey 116
4   Ben Arda 100
5   Han Chang-sang 89

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.

References

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  1. ^ a b Simms, George (1973). John Player Golf Yearbook 1973. Queen Anne Press. pp. 60–65. ISBN 0362001278.
  2. ^ "Asian circuit gets under way". New Nation. Singapore. 24 February 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Marsh wins circuit prize". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 24 April 1972. p. 14 (27 in paper). Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.