1971 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1971 Asia Golf Circuit was the tenth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Hsieh Min-Nan of Taiwan won the circuit overall prize.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1971 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. There were no changes from the previous season.

DateTournamentCountryWinnerNotesRefs
25–28 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippinesTaiwan Chen Chien-chung[2]
4 – 7 MarSingapore OpenSingaporeJapan Haruo Yasuda[3]
11–14 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysiaJapan Takaaki Kono[4]
18–21 MarIndian OpenIndiaAustralia Graham Marsh[5]
25–28 MarThailand OpenThailandTaiwan Lu Liang-Huan[6]
1–4 AprHong Kong OpenHong KongUnited States Orville Moody[7]
8–11 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwanTaiwan Chang Chung-fa[8]
15–18 AprKorea OpenSouth KoreaSouth Korea Han Chang-sang[9]
22–25 AprYomiuri InternationalJapanJapan Haruo Yasuda[10]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system.[11]

PlacePlayerPoints[10]
1Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan107
2Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
3Australia Graham Marsh87.7
4Japan Haruo Yasuda87
5Taiwan Chen Chien-chung

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "Chen storms his way to title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 March 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. "No-risk Yasuda is Open golf champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 March 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "Kono holds great bid by Graham". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 March 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Indian open to Marsh". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 March 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Liang Huan clinches Thai Open title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 29 March 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Moody fights off Yasuda's burst to win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Title goes to Chang for the second time running". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. "Korean open to Hahn again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 April 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Yasuda's title in three hole play-off". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. "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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