1984 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1984 Asia Golf Circuit was the 23rd season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

John Jacobs claimed the overall circuit title.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1984 Asian Golf Circuit schedule. Due to economic turmoil in the Philippines, the Philippine Open was dropped from the circuit.[2]

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes	Refs
16–19 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	21,000	Rudi Lavares	Non-circuit event.[3][4]	[5]
23–26 Feb	Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	150,000	Bill Brask		[6]
1–4 Mar	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open	Malaysia	150,000	Lu Chien-soon		[7]
8–11 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	100,000	Lu Chien-soon		[8]
15–18 Mar	Indian Open	India	100,000	Rafael Alarcon	Held the same week as the Rolex Masters.	[9]
22–25 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	100,000	Tom Sieckmann		[10]
29 Mar – 1 Apr	Indonesian Open	Indonesia	100,000	Terry Gale		[11]
5–8 Apr	Republic of China Open	Taiwan	120,000	John Jacobs		[12]
14–17 Apr	Maekyung Open	South Korea	110,000	Michael Clayton		[13]
19–22 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Japan	200,000	John Jacobs		[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	John Jacobs	702
2	Lu Chien-soon	669
3	Lu Hsi-chuen	557
4	Rafael Alarcon	551
5	Terry Gale	544

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 219–228, 437–451. ISBN 0862541247.
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4. "A Rudy awekening". Singapore Monitor. Singapore. 17 February 1984. p. 46. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
5. "It's Norman"s Masters..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 February 1984. p. 38. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Brask lands the great white shark". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 February 1984. p. 39. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "It's Chien-soon by two strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 March 1984. p. 38. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
8. "Lu makes it two in a row". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 March 1984. p. 25. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Alarcon wins Indian title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 March 1984. p. 25. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Sieckmann swings it". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 March 1984. p. 38. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
11. "Gale is home and dry". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 April 1984. p. 26. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
12. "Jacobs scores a first". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 April 1984. p. 25. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
13. "Brian waites..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
14. "American Jacobs cards an histiric triumph". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 April 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
15. "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney,New South Wales,Australia. 23 April 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via Google Archive.