The 1972 Asia Golf Circuit was the 11th 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 | 24 February 1972 – 23 April 1972 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 9 |
| Most wins |  Hsieh Min-Nan (2) |
| Order of Merit |  Graham Marsh |
← 1971 1973 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1972 season.[1][2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 15,000 |  Hideyo Sugimoto (2) |
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| 5 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 15,000 | Takaaki Kono (3) |
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| 12 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 15,000 | Takashi Murakami (1) |
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| 19 Mar | Indian Open | India | 15,000 | Brian Jones (1) |
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| 26 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 15,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan (1) |
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| 2 Apr | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 20,000 |  Walter Godfrey (1) |
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| 9 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 15,000 | Haruo Yasuda (4) |
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| 16 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | 15,000 |  Han Chang-sang (3) |
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| 23 Apr | Sobu International Open | Japan | 30,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan (2) |
New tournament |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was titled as the San Miguel Circuit Prize and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1][4][5]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Marsh |
129 |
| 2 | Hsieh Min-Nan |
122 |
| 3 | Walter Godfrey |
116 |
| 4 |  Ben Arda |
100 |
| 5 | Han Chang-sang |
89 |
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 (1973). John Player Golf Yearbook 1973. Queen Anne Press. pp. 60–65. ISBN 0362001278.
- ^ "Asian circuit gets under way". New Nation. Singapore. 24 February 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – 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.
- ^ "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Marsh wins circuit prize". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 24 April 1972. p. 14 (27 in paper). Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.