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1971 Asia Golf Circuit

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1971 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration25 February 1971 (1971-02-25) – 25 April 1971 (1971-04-25)
Number of official events9
Most winsJapan Haruo Yasuda (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
1970
1972

The 1971 Asia Golf Circuit was the 10th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1971 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
28 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 15,000 Taiwan Chen Chien-chung (2)
7 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 15,000 Japan Haruo Yasuda (2)
14 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 25,000 Japan Takaaki Kono (2)
21 Mar Indian Open India 15,000 Australia Graham Marsh (1)
28 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 15,000 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (3)
4 Apr Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 18,000 United States Orville Moody (n/a)
11 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 15,000 Taiwan Chang Chung-fa (2)
18 Apr Korea Open South Korea 15,000 South Korea Han Chang-sang (2)
25 Apr Yomiuri International Japan 20,000 Japan Haruo Yasuda (3)

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 107
2 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
3 Australia Graham Marsh 88
4 Japan Haruo Yasuda 87
5 Taiwan Chen Chien-chung

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Asian circuit nears $1/2m". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 February 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Yasuda's title in 3-hole playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 7 February 2020 – via National Library Board.