1969 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1969 Asia Golf Circuit was the eighth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

Although Japanese players won five of the seven tournaments, none finished in the top five in the circuit championship as Hsieh Yung-yo of Taiwan won his fourth circuit prize, defending the title he won in 1968.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1969 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. There were no changes from the previous season.

DateTournamentCountryWinnerNotesRefs
27 Feb – 2 MarPhilippine OpenPhilippines Haruo Yasuda[2]
6–9 MarSingapore OpenSingapore Tomio Kamata[3]
13–16 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia Takaaki Kono[4]
20–23 MarThailand OpenThailand Hsieh Yung-yo[5]
27–30 MarHong Kong OpenHong Kong Teruo Sugihara[6]
3–6 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwan Hideyo Sugimoto[7]
10–13 AprYomiuri InternationalJapan Guy Wolstenholme[8]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system. [9]

#PlayerPoints[8]
1 Hsieh Yung-yo89
2 Guy Wolstenholme61.5
3 Hsu Chi-san58
4 David Graham
Kuo Chie-Hsiung

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "It's Yasuda's open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. "Kamata triumphs". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 March 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "Japan get hattrick". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 March 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Hsieh wins Thai open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 March 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Vines again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 31 March 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Sugimoto wins taiwan open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 April 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Open to British golfer". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 14 April 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. "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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