The 1976 Asia Golf Circuit was the 15th 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 | 19 February 1976 – 25 April 1976 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins |  Ben Arda (2) |
| Order of Merit |  Hsu Sheng-san |
← 1975 1977 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
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| 22 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 60,000 | Quintin Mancao (1) |
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| 29 Feb | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 30,000 | Hsu Chi-san (2) |
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| 7 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 25,000 | Ben Arda (6) |
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| 14 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 45,000 |  Kesahiko Uchida (1) |
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| 21 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 25,000 |  Mya Aye (1) |
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| 28 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 30,000 | Hsu Sheng-san (3) |
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| 4 Apr | Indian Open | India | 25,000 |  Peter Thomson (5) |
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| 11 Apr | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 40,000 | Ho Ming-chung (1) |
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| 18 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | 25,000 | Katsunari Takahashi (1) |
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| 25 Apr | Sobu International Open | Japan | 75,000 | Ben Arda (7) |
JPN |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb | Philippine Masters | Philippines | 20,000 | Ben Arda |
Limited-field event |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1][3][4]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hsu Sheng-san |
164 |
| 2 | Ben Arda |
155 |
| 3 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
113 |
| 4 | Hsu Chi-san |
83 |
| 5 | Mya Aye |
79 |
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
- ^ a b Simms, George (1977). World of Golf 1977. Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 130–135. ISBN 0354090011.
- ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Overall standings in the 1976 Asian circuit". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 April 1976. p. 11 (18 in paper). Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board.