1988 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1988 Asia Golf Circuit was the 27th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Lu Chien-soon of Taiwan claimed the overall circuit championship for the second time.[2]

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1988 Asia Golf Circuit schedule.[2]

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes	Refs
11–14 Feb	Unisys Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	150,000	Hsieh Chin-sheng		[3]
18–21 Feb	Coca-Cola Philippine Open	Philippines	120,000	Hsieh Chin-sheng		[4]
25–28 Feb	Rolex Masters	Singapore		Greg Bruckner	Non-circuit event	[5]
3–6 Mar	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open	Malaysia	150,000	Tray Tyner		[6]
10–13 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	220,000	Greg Bruckner		[7]
16–19 Mar	Indonesian Open	Indonesia	100,000	Hsieh Yu-shu		[8]
24–27 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	100,000	Jeff Senior		[9]
31 Mar – 3 Apr	Charminar Challenge Indian Open	India	100,000	Lu Chien-soon		[10]
7–10 Apr	Republic of China Open	Taiwan	170,000	Carlos Espinosa		[11]
14–17 Apr	Maekyung Open	South Korea	140,000	Frankie Miñoza		[12]
21–24 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Japan	¥60,000,000	Masashi Ozaki	~US$480,000 [13]	[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	Lu Chien-soon	679
2	Hsieh Chin-sheng	646
3	Tray Tyner	605
4	Greg Bruckner	565
5	Carlos Espinosa	531

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. p. 269–277, 493–504. ISBN 000218284X.
3. "Hsieh title with birdie blitz". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 15 February 1988. p. 14(29 in newspaper). Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via Google Archive.
4. "Hsieh wins by five strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 February 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
5. Morais, Walton (29 February 1988). "Bruckner hangs on to win Rolex Masters crown". Business Times. Singapore. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Malaysian Open title goes to rookie". The Business Times. Singapore. 7 March 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "It's Bruckner by a shot". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 March 1988. p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
8. "Early bogey no setback for Hsuieh". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Senior lands Thai Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Lu wins Indian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 April 1988. p. 31. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
11. "Mexican pips taiwanese for title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 April 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
12. "Golf worldwide". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1988. p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
13. Historical exchange, retrieved 30 March 2020
14. "Ozaki wards off Ishii to win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 April 1988. p. 29. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
15. "Minoza 10th". Manila Standard. Philippines. 26 April 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via Google Archive.