1989 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1989 Asia Golf Circuit was the 28th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.

American Brian Claar claimed the overall circuit championship.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1989 Asia Golf Circuit schedule.[1][2] For the first time, the circuit had eleven tournaments with the addition of the Pakistan Open.

DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund (US$)
WinnerNotesRefs
9–12 FebSan Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine OpenPhilippines140,000United States Emlyn Aubrey[3][4]
16–19 FebJohnnie Walker Hong Kong OpenHong Kong175,000United States Brian Claar[5]
23–26 FebThai International Thailand OpenThailand150,000United States Brian Claar[6]
2–5 MarPakistan OpenPakistan120,000Philippines Frankie MiñozaNew tournament; held the same week as the Rolex Masters.[7]
9–12 MarWills Indian OpenIndia120,000Canada Rémy Bouchard[8]
16–19 MarSingapore OpenSingapore220,000Taiwan Lu Chien-soon[9]
22–25 MarIndonesian OpenIndonesia120,000Indonesia Kasiyadi[10]
30 Mar – 2 AprBenson & Hedges Malaysian OpenMalaysia175,000United States Jeff Maggert[11]
6–9 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwan200,000Taiwan Lu Chien-soon[12]
13–16 AprMaekyung OpenSouth Korea150,000Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen[13]
20–23 AprDunlop International OpenJapan¥60,000,000Australia Terry GaleCo-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]
1United States Brian Claar882
2United States Emlyn Aubrey732
3Mexico Carlos Espinosa682
4Philippines Frankie Miñoza638
5Taiwan Lu Chien-soon595
6Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen595

References

  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. pp. 276–284, 516–527. ISBN 0948615389.
  2. "1989 Asia Golf Circuit". Tampa Bay Times. St.Petersburg,Florida. 31 March 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "First win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 February 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  4. "Scores". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  5. "Claar's gift for his lucky wife". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 February 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  6. "Claar adds Thai Open to his double". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  7. "World at a glance". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 7 March 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via Google Archive.
  8. "Bouchard clinches Indian Open title". The Business Times. Singapore. 13 March 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  9. "Chien-soon gets his second win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  10. "Hero Kasiyadi is home and dry". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 March 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  11. "Maggert drought breaks in the rain". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 April 1989. p. 38. Retrieved 30 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  12. "Lu takes title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 April 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  13. "Hsi-chuen is Korean Champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 April 1989. p. 35. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  14. "Gale winds up the winner". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via National Library Board.
  15. "Minoza 4th in Asian Order of merit". Manila Standard. Philippines. 24 April 1989. p. 12. Retrieved 9 April 2020 via Google Archive.
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