The 1983 Asia Golf Circuit was the 22nd 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 | 17 February 1983 – 24 April 1983 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Order of Merit |  Lu Chien-soon |
← 1982 1984 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
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| 20 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 150,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen (8) |
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| 27 Feb | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 150,000 |  Greg Norman (n/a) |
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| 6 Mar | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 150,000 | Terry Gale (2) |
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| 13 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 100,000 | Lu Chien-soon (1) |
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| 20 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 75,000 |  Robert Wrenn (n/a) |
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| 27 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 75,000 | Chen Tze-ming (5) |
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| 3 Apr | Indian Open | India | 75,000 |  Junichi Takahashi (1) |
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| 10 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 100,000 | Lu Liang-Huan (9) |
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| 17 Apr | Maekyung Open | South Korea | 100,000 | Hiroshi Yamada (1) |
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| 24 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Japan | ¥40,000,000 | Larry Nelson (n/a) |
JPN |
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 |
659 |
| 2 | Hsieh Yu-shu |
611 |
| 3 | Lu Hsi-chuen |
599 |
| 4 | Bob Tway |
568 |
| 5 | Chen Tze-ming |
525 |
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
- ^ "Singapore Open moves up on Asian circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 June 1982. p. 37. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1984). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1984. Springwood Books. pp. 204–214, 425–436. ISBN 0862541123. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Sport digest | Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.