1986 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1986 Asia Golf Circuit was the 25th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

1986 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration27 February 1986 (1986-02-27) – 27 April 1986 (1986-04-27)
Number of official events9
Most winsTaiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Lu Hsi-chuen
1985
1987

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
2 Mar Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 150,000   Seiichi Kanai (1) 10
9 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000   Stewart Ginn (2) 10
16 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 125,000   Greg Turner (1) 10
23 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 100,000   Frankie Miñoza (1) 10
30 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 100,000   Ho Ming-chung (4) 10
6 Apr Charminar Challenge Indian Open India 100,000   Lu Hsi-chuen (9) 10
13 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 120,000   Lu Hsi-chuen (10) 10
20 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 130,000   Tsao Chien-teng (1) 10
27 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan ¥50,000,000   Hideto Shigenobu (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
23 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 21,000   Mario Manubay

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]

Position Player Points
1   Lu Hsi-chuen 798
2   Ho Ming-chung 584
3   Hsieh Yu-shu 553
4   Tsao Chien-teng 544
5   Lu Chien-soon 538

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. ^ "Committee raises $127,500". The Business Times. Singapore. 10 January 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 255–263, 467–473. ISBN 0002182572. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Shigebonu wins last leg of Asian circuit". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 28 April 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.