1980 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1980 Asia Golf Circuit was the 19th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Golfers from Taiwan again dominated the circuit with six tournament wins from the ten events. Lu Hsi-chuen repeated his performance from 1979 as he won three times and collected the overall circuit prize. American players continued to make inroads, as Kurt Cox finished second in the standings having won in India and Singapore.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1980 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.[2] With the return of the Philippine Open, which had been withdrawn from the circuit in 1979, the tour was back up to ten tournaments in 1980.

DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund (US$)		WinnerNotesRefs
14–17 FebPhilippine MastersPhilippines80,000Taiwan Hsieh Min-NanNon-circuit event; unofficial season opener.[3]
21–24 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines100,000Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen[4]
28 Feb – 2 MarHong Kong OpenHong Kong100,000Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung[5]
6–9 MarThailand OpenThailand50,000Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen[6]
13–16 MarIndian OpenIndia40,800United States Kurt CoxHeld the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters.[7]
20–23 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia60,000 Mark McNulty[8]
27–30 MarSingapore OpenSingapore55,000United States Kurt Cox[9]
3–6 AprIndonesia OpenIndonesia40,000Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen[10]
10–13 AprTaiwan OpenTaiwan60,000Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung[11]
17–20 AprKorean OpenSouth Korea60,000Taiwan Chen Tze-ming[12]
24–27 AprDunlop International OpenJapan110,000Japan Masashi Ozakico-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour[13]

Final standings
PlacePlayerPoints[14]
1Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen119
2United States Kurt Cox97
3 Mark McNulty91.5
4Myanmar Mya Aye91
5Taiwan Ho Ming-chung73.5

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 159–171, 363–373. ISBN 0862540054.
  3. "Lu flops on back nine to lose out". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 February 1980. p. 17. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. "Dramatic putt gives Lu vircory". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 February 1980. p. 28. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Kuo edges out Lu to win HK golf crown". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 March 1980. p. 27. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Lu earns second title in fortnight". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 March 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Indian Open to Cox". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 March 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Golfer McNulty". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 March 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. "Cox wins Singapore Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 31 March 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Lu overcomes gutsy weather..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 31 March 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. "Veteran Kuo wins Taipei Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 April 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  12. "Taiwanese Chen Tze-ming wins Korean Open". The Business Times. Singapore. 21 April 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  13. "Dunlop International". The Business Times. Singapore. 28 April 1980. p. 28. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  14. "Lu's asian title for the second time". The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 April 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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