1971 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration25 February 1971 (1971-02-25) – 25 April 1971 (1971-04-25)
Number of official events9
Most winsJapan Haruo Yasuda (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
1970
1972

The 1971 Asia Golf Circuit was the 10th 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

The following table lists official events during the 1971 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Notes
28 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines15,000Taiwan Chen Chien-chung (2)
7 MarSingapore OpenSingapore15,000Japan Haruo Yasuda (2)
14 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia25,000Japan Takaaki Kono (2)
21 MarIndian OpenIndia15,000Australia Graham Marsh (1)
28 MarThailand OpenThailand15,000Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (3)
4 AprHong Kong OpenHong Kong18,000United States Orville Moody (n/a)
11 AprTaiwan OpenTaiwan15,000Taiwan Chang Chung-fa (2)
18 AprKorea OpenSouth Korea15,000South Korea Han Chang-sang (2)
25 AprYomiuri InternationalJapan20,000Japan Haruo Yasuda (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan107
2Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
3Australia Graham Marsh88
4Japan Haruo Yasuda87
5Taiwan Chen Chien-chung

Notes

  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

  1. "Asian circuit nears $1/2m". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 February 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2023 via National Library Board.
  2. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  4. "Yasuda's title in 3-hole playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 7 February 2020 via National Library Board.
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