1989 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1989 Asia Golf Circuit was the 28th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.

American Brian Claar claimed the overall circuit championship.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1989 Asia Golf Circuit schedule.[1][2] For the first time, the circuit had eleven tournaments with the addition of the Pakistan Open.

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes	Refs
9–12 Feb	San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open	Philippines	140,000	Emlyn Aubrey		[3] [4]
16–19 Feb	Johnnie Walker Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	175,000	Brian Claar		[5]
23–26 Feb	Thai International Thailand Open	Thailand	150,000	Brian Claar		[6]
2–5 Mar	Pakistan Open	Pakistan	120,000	Frankie Miñoza	New tournament; held the same week as the Rolex Masters.	[7]
9–12 Mar	Wills Indian Open	India	120,000	Rémy Bouchard		[8]
16–19 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	220,000	Lu Chien-soon		[9]
22–25 Mar	Indonesian Open	Indonesia	120,000	Kasiyadi		[10]
30 Mar – 2 Apr	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open	Malaysia	175,000	Jeff Maggert		[11]
6–9 Apr	Republic of China Open	Taiwan	200,000	Lu Chien-soon		[12]
13–16 Apr	Maekyung Open	South Korea	150,000	Lu Hsi-chuen		[13]
20–23 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Japan	¥60,000,000	Terry Gale		[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	Brian Claar	882
2	Emlyn Aubrey	732
3	Carlos Espinosa	682
4	Frankie Miñoza	638
5	Lu Chien-soon	595
6	Lu Hsi-chuen	595

References

1. McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. p. 276–284, 516–527. ISBN 0948615389.
2. "1989 Asia Golf Circuit". Tampa Bay Times. St.Petersburg,Florida. 31 March 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "First win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 February 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
4. "Scores". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
5. "Claar's gift for his lucky wife". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 February 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Claar adds Thai Open to his double". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "World at a glance". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 7 March 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Google Archive.
8. "Bouchard clinches Indian Open title". The Business Times. Singapore. 13 March 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Chien-soon gets his second win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Hero Kasiyadi is home and dry". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 March 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
11. "Maggert drought breaks in the rain". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 April 1989. p. 38. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
12. "Lu takes title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 April 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
13. "Hsi-chuen is Korean Champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 April 1989. p. 35. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
14. "Gale winds up the winner". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via National Library Board.
15. "Minoza 4th in Asian Order of merit". Manila Standard. Philippines. 24 April 1989. p. 12. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Google Archive.