1983 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1983 Asia Golf Circuit was the 22nd season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

1983 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration17 February 1983 (1983-02-17) – 24 April 1983 (1983-04-24)
Number of official events10
Order of MeritTaiwan Lu Chien-soon
1982
1984

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
20 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 150,000   Lu Hsi-chuen (8)
27 Feb Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 150,000   Greg Norman (n/a)
6 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000   Terry Gale (2)
13 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 100,000   Lu Chien-soon (1)
20 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 75,000   Robert Wrenn (n/a)
27 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 75,000   Chen Tze-ming (5)
3 Apr Indian Open India 75,000   Junichi Takahashi (1)
10 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 100,000   Lu Liang-Huan (9)
17 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 100,000   Hiroshi Yamada (1)
24 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan ¥40,000,000   Larry Nelson (n/a) JPN

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   Lu Chien-soon 659
2   Hsieh Yu-shu 611
3   Lu Hsi-chuen 599
4   Bob Tway 568
5   Chen Tze-ming 525

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. ^ "Singapore Open moves up on Asian circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 June 1982. p. 37. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1984). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1984. Springwood Books. pp. 204–214, 425–436. ISBN 0862541123. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Sport digest | Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.