1971 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1971 Asia Golf Circuit was the tenth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Hsieh Min-nan of Taiwan won the circuit overall prize.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1971 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. There were no changes from the previous season.

Date	Tournament	Country	Winner	Notes	Refs
25–28 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	Chen Chien-chung		[2]
4 – 7 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	Haruo Yasuda		[3]
11–14 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	Takaaki Kono		[4]
18–21 Mar	Indian Open	India	Graham Marsh		[5]
25–28 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	Lu Liang-huan		[6]
1–4 Apr	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	Orville Moody		[7]
8–11 Apr	Republic of China Open	Taiwan	Chang Chung-fa		[8]
15–18 Apr	Korea Open	South Korea	Han Chang-sang		[9]
22–25 Apr	Yomiuri International	Japan	Haruo Yasuda		[10]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system. [11]

#	Player	Points[10]
1	Hsieh Min-nan	107
2	Lu Liang-luan
3	Graham Marsh	87.7
4	Haruo Yasuda	87
5	Chen Chien-chung

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. "Chen storms his way to title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 March 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
3. "No-risk Yasuda is Open golf champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 March 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
4. "Kono holds great bid by Graham". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 March 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
5. "Indian open to Marsh". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 March 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Liang-huan clinches Thai open title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 29 March 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "Moody fights off Yasuda's burst to win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
8. "Title goes to Chang for the second time running". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Korean open to Hahn again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 April 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Yasuda's title in three hole play-off". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
11. "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.