1970 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1970 Asia Golf Circuit was the ninth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Ben Arda of the Philippines won the circuit overall prize.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1970 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. With the addition of the Indian and South Korean tournaments the circuit expanded to nine legs.[2]

DateTournamentCountryWinnerNotesRefs
19–22 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines Hsieh Yung-yo[3]
26 Feb – 1 MarSingapore OpenSingapore Hsieh Yung-yo[4]
5–8 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia Ben Arda[5]
12–15 MarIndian OpenIndia Chen Chien-Chung[6]
19–22 MarThailand OpenThailand David Graham[7]
26–29 MarHong Kong OpenHong Kong Isao Katsumata[8]
2–5 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwan Chang Chung-fa[9]
9–12 AprKorea OpenSouth Korea Han Chang-sang[10]
16–19 AprYomiuri InternationalJapan David Graham[11]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system.[12]

#PlayerPoints[11]
1 Ben Arda120
2 David Graham104
3 Hsieh Min-nan100
4 Hsieh Yung-yo99
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References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "Asian circuit offers half-million dollars". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 January 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. "Yung-yo hits jackpot after 14 years". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 February 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "Yung-yo Singapore open by 2 strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 March 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Arda's title as Kono flops..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 March 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Chen moves to third spot". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 March 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Graham wins Thai open by a stroke". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 March 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Japan sweep in HK open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 March 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. "Chang's title all the way". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 April 1970. p. 27. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Hahn by three strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 April 1970. p. 27. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. "Graham wins Yomiuri in fine style". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  12. "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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