1985 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1985 Asia Golf Circuit was the 24th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

1985 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration28 February 1985 (1985-02-28) – 28 April 1985 (1985-04-28)
Number of official events9
Most winsTaiwan Chen Tze-chung (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Chen Tze-ming
1984
1986

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1985 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
3 Mar Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 150,000   Mark Aebli (1)
10 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000   Terry Gale (4)
17 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 100,000   Bill Israelson (1)
24 Mar Indian Open India 100,000   Tony Grimes (1)
31 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 100,000   Chen Tze-ming (6)
7 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 100,000   Lu Chien-soon (4)
14 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 120,000   Lu Liang-Huan (10)
21 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 120,000   Chen Tze-chung (1)
28 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 200,000   Chen Tze-chung (2) 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
24 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 21,000   Mark Aebli

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]

Position Player Points
1   Chen Tze-ming 715
2   Rodger Davis 557

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. ^ "Republic remain down the queue". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1984. p. 42. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 219–228. ISBN 0862541247.
  3. ^ "The 'Great White Shark' skins his better-fancied rivals". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 April 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Trove.