The 1986 Asia Golf Circuit was the 25th 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 | 27 February 1986 – 27 April 1986 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 9 |
| Most wins |  Lu Hsi-chuen (2) |
| Order of Merit | Lu Hsi-chuen |
← 1985 1987 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 150,000 |  Seiichi Kanai (1) |
10 | ||
| 9 Mar | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 150,000 |  Stewart Ginn (2) |
10 | ||
| 16 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 125,000 |  Greg Turner (1) |
10 | ||
| 23 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 100,000 |  Frankie Miñoza (1) |
10 | ||
| 30 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 100,000 | Ho Ming-chung (4) |
10 | ||
| 6 Apr | Charminar Challenge Indian Open | India | 100,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen (9) |
10 | ||
| 13 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 120,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen (10) |
10 | ||
| 20 Apr | Maekyung Open | South Korea | 130,000 | Tsao Chien-teng (1) |
10 | ||
| 27 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Japan | ¥50,000,000 | Hideto Shigenobu (n/a) |
20 | JPN |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 21,000 | Mario Manubay |
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 Hsi-chuen |
798 |
| 2 | Ho Ming-chung |
584 |
| 3 | Hsieh Yu-shu |
553 |
| 4 | Tsao Chien-teng |
544 |
| 5 | Lu Chien-soon |
538 |
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
- ^ "Committee raises $127,500". The Business Times. Singapore. 10 January 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 255–263, 467–473. ISBN 0002182572. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Shigebonu wins last leg of Asian circuit". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 28 April 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.