1978 Asia Golf Circuit
The 1978 Asia Golf Circuit was the 17th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]
Taiwan's Hsu Sheng-san was the overall circuit champion for the second time despite being disqualified in the season ending Dunlop International Open for returning an unsigned scorecard, finishing less than six points ahead of compatriot Kuo Chie-Hsiung.[2][3]
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 1978 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Country | Prize fund (US$) |
Winner | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–12 Feb | Philippine Masters | Philippines | 50,000 |  Hsu Chi-san |
Non-circuit event; unofficial season opener. | [4] |
| 16–19 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 100,000 | Lu Liang-Huan |
[5] | |
| 23–26 Feb | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 50,000 | Hsieh Yung-yo (12) |
[6] | |
| 2–5 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 30,000 | Hsu Sheng-san |
[7] | |
| 9–12 Mar | Indian Open | India | 30,000 |  Bill Brask |
Played the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters. | [8] |
| 16–19 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 52,000 |  Brian Jones |
[9] | |
| 23–26 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 40,000 | Terry Gale |
[10] | |
| 30 Mar – 2 Apr | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 40,000 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
[11] | |
| 6–9 Apr | Republic of China Open | Republic of China | 35,000 | Hsieh Yung-yo (13) |
[12] | |
| 13–16 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | 30,000 |  Kim Seung-hack |
[13] | |
| 20–23 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Japan | 70,000 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
[3] |
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 an US$80,000 prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table with the winner taking half. The pool was supposed to be US$100,000, but the Philippines and Thailand did not contribute their share.[2]
| # | Player | Points[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hsu Sheng-san |
138.25 |
| 2 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
132.75 |
| 3 | Stewart Ginn |
85 |
| 4 | Ho Ming-chung |
84.5 |
| 5 |  Mya Aye |
79.5 |
References
- ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
- ^ a b c McCormack, Mark H. (1979). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979. Doubleday Publishing. pp. 227–243, 376–385. ISBN 0385149409.
- ^ a b c "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1978. p. Page 23. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Masters title to Chi-san". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1978. p. Page 29. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Lu storms to win PI title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 February 1978. p. Page 31. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Hsieh's title again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 February 1978. p. Page 31. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Hsu wins Thai open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1978. p. Page 27. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Brask charges in". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1978. p. Page 24. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Title to Jones". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1978. p. Page 23. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Gale wins Singapore Open". The Canberra Times. Canberra. 28 March 1978. p. Page 20. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Taiwan's Kuo beats Hsu and Nival". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 April 1978. p. Page 27. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Hsieh takes third Taiwan title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 April 1978. p. Page 29. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Kim takes Korean Open title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 April 1978. p. Page 25. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.