1973 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1973 Asia Golf Circuit was the 12th 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 for the second year running.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1973 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. The only scheduling change from 1972 was the Hong Kong tournament moved to an early date.

DateTournamentCountryPrize fund
(US$)		WinnerNotesRefs
22–25 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippinesSouth Korea Kim Seung-hak[2]
1–4 MarHong Kong OpenHong KongAustralia Frank Phillips[3]
8–11 MarSingapore OpenSingaporePhilippines Ben Arda[4]
15–18 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysiaJapan Hideyo Sugimoto[5]
22–25 MarIndian OpenIndiaAustralia Graham Marsh[6]
29 Mar – 1 AprThailand OpenThailandAustralia Graham Marsh[7]
5–8 AprRepublic of China OpenRepublic of ChinaPhilippines Eleuterio Nival[8]
12–15 AprKorea OpenSouth KoreaSouth Korea Kim Seung-hak[9]
19–22 AprSobu International OpenJapan50,000Japan Shigeru Uchida[10]

Final standings

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

PlacePlayerPoints[10]
1Australia Graham Marsh155.5
2Philippines Ben Arda129
3Philippines Ireneo Legaspi79
4South Korea Kim Seung-hak

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "Kim sinks 10ft pressure putt to win PI Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 February 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. "Phillips clinches title in classic finish". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 March 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "Evergreen Arda wins Open by "sudden-death"". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 March 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Sugimoto survives a Marsh fightback". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 March 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Australians make it 1-2-3 in Indian open golf". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 March 1973. p. 24. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Marsh bags second Circuit title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 April 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Nival sinks final ole eagle to snatch title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 April 1973. p. 31. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. "Kin wins Korean Open as Legaspi folds". The Straits Times. Singapore. 16 April 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Uchida beats Ozaki with an eagle". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 April 1973. p. 23. Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  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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