The 1973 Asia Golf Circuit was the 12th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
| Duration | 22 February 1973 – 22 April 1973 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 9 |
| Most wins |  Kim Seung-hack (2) Graham Marsh (2) |
| Order of Merit | Graham Marsh |
← 1972 1974 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1973 season.[1][2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 15,000 | Kim Seung-hack (1) |
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| 4 Mar | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 30,000 | Frank Phillips (5) |
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| 11 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 25,000 |  Ben Arda (4) |
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| 18 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 30,000 |  Hideyo Sugimoto (3) |
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| 25 Mar | Indian Open | India | 15,000 | Graham Marsh (2) |
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| 1 Apr | Thailand Open | Thailand | 17,000 | Graham Marsh (3) |
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| 8 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 20,000 | Eleuterio Nival (1) |
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| 15 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | 20,000 | Kim Seung-hack (2) |
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| 22 Apr | Sobu International Open | Japan | 50,000 | Shigeru Uchida (1) |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1][4][5]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Marsh |
156 |
| 2 | Ben Arda |
129 |
| 3 | Ireneo Legaspi |
78 |
| 4 | Kim Seung-hack |
71 |
| 5 | Eleuterio Nival |
61 |
Notes edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ a b Simms, George (1974). John Player Golf Yearbook 1974. Queen Anne Press. pp. 60–66. ISBN 0362001758.
- ^ "S'pore Open comes after Hong Kong". New Nation. Singapore. 23 December 1972. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
- ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Uchida beats Ozaki". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 April 1973. p. 23. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Marsh best in Asian Golf Circuit". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 December 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via Trove.