1988 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1988 Asia Golf Circuit was the 27th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Lu Chien-soon of Taiwan claimed the overall circuit championship for the second time.[2]

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1988 Asia Golf Circuit schedule.[2]

DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund (US$)		WinnerNotesRefs
11–14 FebUnisys Hong Kong OpenHong Kong150,000Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng[3]
18–21 FebCoca-Cola Philippine OpenPhilippines120,000Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng[4]
25–28 FebRolex MastersSingaporeUnited States Greg BrucknerNon-circuit event[5]
3–6 MarBenson & Hedges Malaysian OpenMalaysia150,000United States Tray Tyner[6]
10–13 MarSingapore OpenSingapore220,000United States Greg Bruckner[7]
16–19 MarIndonesian OpenIndonesia100,000Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu[8]
24–27 MarThailand OpenThailand100,000Australia Jeff Senior[9]
31 Mar – 3 AprCharminar Challenge Indian OpenIndia100,000Taiwan Lu Chien-soon[10]
7–10 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwan170,000Mexico Carlos Espinosa[11]
14–17 AprMaekyung OpenSouth Korea140,000Philippines Frankie Miñoza[12]
21–24 AprDunlop International OpenJapan¥60,000,000
~US$480,000[13]		Japan Masashi OzakiCo-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour[14]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit operated a points based system to determine the overall circuit champion, with points being awarded in each tournament to the leading players. At the end of the season, the player with the most points was declared the circuit champion, and there was a prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table.

PlacePlayerPoints [15]
1Taiwan Lu Chien-soon679
2Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng646
3United States Tray Tyner605
4United States Greg Bruckner565
5Mexico Carlos Espinosa531

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 269–277, 493–504. ISBN 000218284X.
  3. "Hsieh title with birdie blitz". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 15 February 1988. p. 14(29 in newspaper). Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via Google Archive.
  4. "Hsieh wins by five strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 February 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. Morais, Walton (29 February 1988). "Bruckner hangs on to win Rolex Masters crown". Business Times. Singapore. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Malaysian Open title goes to rookie". The Business Times. Singapore. 7 March 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. Tay Cheng Khoon (19 March 1988). "Singapore Open to Bruckner". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 23. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Early bogey no setback for Hsuieh". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. "Senior lands Thai Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Lu wins Indian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 April 1988. p. 31. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. "Mexican pips taiwanese for title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 April 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  12. "Golf worldwide". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1988. p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  13. "Historical exchange". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  14. "Ozaki wards off Ishii to win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 April 1988. p. 29. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  15. "Minoza 10th". Manila Standard. Philippines. 26 April 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via Google Archive.
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