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The 1971 Asia Golf Circuit was the tenth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Hsieh Min-Nan of Taiwan won the circuit overall prize.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1971 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. There were no changes from the previous season.

Date Tournament Country Winner Notes Refs
25–28 Feb Philippine Open Philippines Taiwan Chen Chien-chung [2]
4 – 7 Mar Singapore Open Singapore Japan Haruo Yasuda [3]
11–14 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia Japan Takaaki Kono [4]
18–21 Mar Indian Open India Australia Graham Marsh [5]
25–28 Mar Thailand Open Thailand Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan [6]
1–4 Apr Hong Kong Open Hong Kong United States Orville Moody [7]
8–11 Apr Republic of China Open Taiwan Taiwan Chang Chung-fa [8]
15–18 Apr Korea Open South Korea South Korea Han Chang-sang [9]
22–25 Apr Yomiuri International Japan Japan Haruo Yasuda [10]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system. [11]

# Player Points[10]
1 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 107
2 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
3 Australia Graham Marsh 87.7
4 Japan Haruo Yasuda 87
5 Taiwan Chen Chien-chung

References

  1. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. ^ "Chen storms his way to title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 March 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "No-risk Yasuda is Open golf champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 March 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Kono holds great bid by Graham". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 March 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Indian open to Marsh". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 March 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Liang Huan clinches Thai Open title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 29 March 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "Moody fights off Yasuda's burst to win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. ^ "Title goes to Chang for the second time running". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Korean open to Hahn again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 April 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ a b "Yasuda's title in three hole play-off". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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