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1993 Asia Golf Circuit

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1993 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration11 February 1993 (1993-02-11) – 25 April 1993 (1993-04-25)
Number of official events9
Order of MeritUnited States Brian Watts
1992
1994

The 1993 Asia Golf Circuit was the 32nd 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 1993 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
14 Feb Kent Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 250,000 United States Brian Watts (1) 18
21 Feb Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 225,000 United States Gerry Norquist (1) 26
7 Mar Wills Indian Open India 200,000 India Ali Sher (2) 12
14 Mar Thai International Thailand Open Thailand 200,000 Australia Craig Mann (1) 12
21 Mar Sampoerna Indonesia Open Indonesia 200,000 United States Gary Webb (1) 12
4 Apr Philippine Open Philippines 200,000 Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting (1) 12
11 Apr Chinfon Republic of China Open Taiwan 300,000 Taiwan Lin Chie-hsiang (2) 12
18 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 300,000 South Korea Park Nam-sin (1) 12
25 Apr Dunlop Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Japan Hajime Meshiai (n/a) 20 JPN

Unofficial events

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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
30 Jan San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Masters Philippines ₱2,500,000 Philippines Frankie Miñoza
28 Mar Rolex Masters Singapore S$176,000 Japan Norikazu Kawakami

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.[2][3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1993 PGA of Japan Tour.[4][5]

Position Player Points
1 United States Brian Watts 857
2 Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting 814
3 United States Brandt Jobe 668
4 Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng 660
5 United States Steve Flesch 585

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.
  2. ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

References

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  1. ^ Edmund, Nick (1994). Heineken World of Golf 94. Grenville. p. 176. ISBN 1856138453. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Michael (1994). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1994. p. 98. ISBN 0333609441. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "1993 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 26 April 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "B・ワッツ" [Brian Watts] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 22 December 2023. 93年のアジアンツアー総合優勝により日本ツアーに参戦。 [He joined the Japan Tour after winning the overall Asian Tour in '93.]
  5. ^ Rohde, John (2 May 1993). "Watts Pulls Asian Invasion". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 33 (B1 in paper). Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.