1969 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1969 Asia Golf Circuit was the eighth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Although Japanese players won five of the seven tournaments, none finished in the top five in the circuit championship as Hsieh Yung-yo of Taiwan won his fourth circuit prize, defending the title he won in 1968.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1969 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. There were no changes from the previous season.

DateTournamentCountryWinnerNotesRefs
27 Feb – 2 MarPhilippine OpenPhilippinesJapan Haruo Yasuda[2]
6–9 MarSingapore OpenSingaporeJapan Tomio Kamata[3]
13–16 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysiaJapan Takaaki Kono[4]
20–23 MarThailand OpenThailandTaiwan Hsieh Yung-yo[5]
27–30 MarHong Kong OpenHong KongJapan Teruo Sugihara[6]
3–6 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwanJapan Hideyo Sugimoto[7]
10–13 AprYomiuri InternationalJapanEngland Guy Wolstenholme[8]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system.[9]

PlacePlayerPoints[8]
1Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo89
2England Guy Wolstenholme61.5
3Taiwan Hsu Chi-san58
4Australia David Graham
Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "It's Yasuda's open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. "Kamata triumphs". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 March 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "Japan get hattrick". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 March 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Hsieh wins Thai open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 March 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Vines again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 31 March 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Sugimoto wins taiwan open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 April 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Open to British golfer". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 14 April 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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