The 1988 Asia Golf Circuit was the 27th 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 | 11 February 1988 – 24 April 1988 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins |  Hsieh Chin-sheng (2) |
| Order of Merit | Lu Chien-soon |
← 1987 1989 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb | Unisys Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 150,000 | Hsieh Chin-sheng (1) |
10 | ||
| 21 Feb | Coca-Cola Philippine Open | Philippines | 120,000 | Hsieh Chin-sheng (2) |
8 | ||
| 6 Mar | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 150,000 |  Tray Tyner (1) |
8 | ||
| 13 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 220,000 | Greg Bruckner (1) |
8 | ||
| 19 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 100,000 | Hsieh Yu-shu (1) |
8 | ||
| 27 Mar | Thai International Thailand Open | Thailand | 100,000 |  Jeff Senior (1) |
8 | ||
| 3 Apr | Charminar Challenge Indian Open | India | 100,000 | Lu Chien-soon (5) |
8 | ||
| 10 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 170,000 |  Carlos Espinosa (1) |
8 | ||
| 17 Apr | Maekyung Open | South Korea | 140,000 |  Frankie Miñoza (2) |
8 | ||
| 24 Apr | Dunlop Open | Japan | ¥60,000,000 |  Masashi Ozaki (n/a) |
20 | JPN |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb | Rolex Masters | Singapore | S$100,000 | Greg Bruckner |
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 | Lu Chien-soon |
679 |
| 2 | Hsieh Chin-sheng |
646 |
| 3 | Tray Tyner |
605 |
| 4 | Greg Bruckner |
565 |
| 5 | Carlos Espinosa |
531 |
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.
- ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.
References edit
- ^ "Sports". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 February 1988. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 269–277, 493–504. ISBN 000218284X.
- ^ "Miñoza 10th". Manila Standard. Manila, the Philippines. 26 April 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.