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]

Date	Tournament	Country	Winner	Notes	Refs
19–22 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	Hsieh Yung-yo		[3]
26 Feb – 1 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	Hsieh Yung-yo		[4]
5–8 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	Ben Arda		[5]
12–15 Mar	Indian Open	India	Chen Chien-Chung		[6]
19–22 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	David Graham		[7]
26–29 Mar	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	Isao Katsumata		[8]
2–5 Apr	Republic of China Open	Taiwan	Chang Chung-fa		[9]
9–12 Apr	Korea Open	South Korea	Han Chang-sang		[10]
16–19 Apr	Yomiuri International	Japan	David Graham		[11]

Final standings

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

#	Player	Points[11]
1	Ben Arda	120
2	David Graham	104
3	Hsieh Min-nan	100
4	Hsieh Yung-yo	99

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.