1989 Asia Golf Circuit

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1989 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration9 February 1989 (1989-02-09) – 23 April 1989 (1989-04-23)
Number of official events11
Most winsUnited States Brian Claar (2)
Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Brian Claar
1988
1990

The 1989 Asia Golf Circuit was the 28th 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[edit]

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
12 Feb San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open Philippines 140,000 United States Emlyn Aubrey (1) 8
19 Feb Johnnie Walker Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 175,000 United States Brian Claar (1) 8
26 Feb Thai International Thailand Open Thailand 150,000 United States Brian Claar (2) 8
5 Mar Pakistan Open Pakistan 120,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza (3) 8 New to Asia Golf Circuit
12 Mar Wills Indian Open India 120,000 Canada Rémi Bouchard (1) 8
19 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 220,000 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (6) 8
25 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 120,000 Indonesia Kasiyadi (1) 8
2 Apr Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 175,000 United States Jeff Maggert (1) 8
9 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 200,000 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (7) 6
16 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 150,000 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (11) 8
23 Apr Dunlop Open Japan ¥60,000,000 Australia Terry Gale (6) 18 JPN

Unofficial events[edit]

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
5 Feb Carlsberg Philippine Masters Philippines ₱2,000,000 Philippines George Olaybar

Order of Merit[edit]

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

Position Player Points
1 United States Brian Claar 882
2 United States Emlyn Aubrey 732
3 Mexico Carlos Espinosa 682
4 Philippines Frankie Miñoza 638
5 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon 595

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ "1989 Asia Golf Circuit". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. 31 March 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. pp. 276–284, 516–527. ISBN 0948615389.
  3. ^ "Miñoza is 4th in Asian Order of merit". Manila Standard. Manila, the Philippines. 24 April 1989. p. 12 (24 in paper). Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.