1972 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1972 Asia Golf Circuit was the eleventh season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Australian Graham Marsh won the circuit overall prize.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1972 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. There was one change from the previous season with the Sobu International Open replacing the cancelled Yomiuri International.[2]

DateTournamentCountryWinnerNotesRefs
24–27 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippinesJapan Hideyo Sugimoto[3]
2–5 MarSingapore OpenSingaporeJapan Takaaki Kono[4]
9–12 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysiaJapan Takashi Murakami[5]
16–19 MarIndian OpenIndiaAustralia Brian Jones[6]
23–26 MarThailand OpenThailandTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan[7]
30 Mar – 2 AprHong Kong OpenHong KongNew Zealand Walter Godfrey[8]
6–9 AprRepublic of China OpenRepublic of ChinaJapan Haruo Yasuda[9]
13–16 AprKorea OpenSouth KoreaSouth Korea Han Chang-sang[10]
20–23 AprSobu International OpenJapanTaiwan Hsieh Min-Nan[11]

Final standings

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

PlacePlayerPoints[11]
1Australia Graham Marsh129.5
2Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan121.5
3New Zealand Walter Godfrey115.5

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "Asian circuit gets under way". New Nation. Singapore. 24 February 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. "Sugimoto takes PI golf title by two strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1972. p. 30. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "It's Kono's title as Jumbo crushes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1972. p. 30. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Murakami wins the Malaysian Open-by one stroke". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 March 1972. p. 31. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Brian Jones wins". The Glasgow Herald. Scotland, United Kingdom. 20 March 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  7. "Hsieh wins thai title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 March 1972. p. 27. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Victory at last for Godfrey after 8 years". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 April 1972. p. 31. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. "Taiwan title goes to Yasuda in playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 April 1972. p. 31. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Hahn makes three in a row". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 April 1972. p. 31. Retrieved 24 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. "Marsh wins circuit prize". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 24 April 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 24 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.
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