1977 Asia Golf Circuit
The 1977 Asia Golf Circuit was the 16th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]
Taiwan's Hsieh Min-Nan was the overall circuit champion for the third time despite missing the cut in the final event, having built up an unassailable lead in the points standings by adding a runner-up finish in the Korea Open to his two victories earlier in the season.[2]
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 1977 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Country | Prize fund (US$) |
Winner | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–13 Feb | Philippine Masters | Philippines | 20,000 |  Ben Arda |
Non-circuit event; unofficial season opener. | [4] |
| 17–20 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 70,000 |  Hsieh Yung-yo |
[5] | |
| 24–27 Feb | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 50,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan |
[6] | |
| 3–6 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 30,000 |  Yurio Akitomi |
[7] | |
| 10–13 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 40,000 |  Stewart Ginn |
[8] | |
| 17–20 Mar | Indonesian Open | Indonesia | 25,000 |  Gaylord Burrows |
Played the same week as the Rolex Masters | [9] |
| 24–27 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 30,000 | Hsu Chi-san |
[10] | |
| 31 Mar – 3 Apr | Indian Open | India | 25,000 | Brian Jones |
Played the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters. | [11] |
| 7–10 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 35,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan |
[12] | |
| 14–17 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | 30,000 | Ho Ming-chung |
[13] | |
| 21–24 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Japan | 80,000 |  Ben Arda |
New title sponsor and venue. | [14] |
Final standings
The Asia Golf Circuit operated a points based system to determine the overall circuit champion, with points being awarded in each tournament to the leading players. At the end of the season, the player with the most points was declared the circuit champion, and there was a prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table.
| # | Player | Points[15] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hsieh Min-Nan |
140 |
| 2 |  Mya Aye |
109 |
| 3 | Hsu Chi-san |
97 |
| 4 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
93.5 |
References
- ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
- ^ "Min-Nan the overall Asian champion". New Nation. Singapore. 18 April 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Asian golf circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 August 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Arda wins S$25,000". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1977. p. 23. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Taiwan's Hsieh wins PI open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 February 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "HK open to Taiwan's Min-nam". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Akitomi wins nail-biting sudden death". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Stewart Ginn wins Malaysian open golf". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Gaylord's title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Hsu wins with his cool golf". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Title to Jones". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Hsieh Kuo and Lu make it all-Taiwan finish". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Title to Ho". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "It's Arda again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Arda completes double". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 25 April 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.