1978 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1978 Asia Golf Circuit was the 17th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Taiwan's Hsu Sheng-san was the overall circuit champion for the second time despite being disqualified in the season ending Dunlop International Open for returning an unsigned scorecard, finishing less than six points ahead of compatriot Kuo Chie-Hsiung.[2][3]

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1978 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.[2]

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes	Refs
9–12 Feb	Philippine Masters	Philippines	50,000	Hsu Chi-san	Non-circuit event; unofficial season opener	[4]
16–19 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	100,000	Lu Liang-Huan		[5]
23–26 Feb	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	50,000	Hsieh Yung-yo (12)		[6]
2–5 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	30,000	Hsu Sheng-san		[7]
9–12 Mar	Indian Open	India	30,000	Bill Brask	Played the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters.	[8]
16–19 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	52,000	Brian Jones		[9]
23–26 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	40,000	Terry Gale		[10]
30 Mar – 2 Apr	Indonesia Open	Indonesia	40,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[11]
6–9 Apr	Republic of China Open	Republic of China	35,000	Hsieh Yung-yo (13)		[12]
13–16 Apr	Korea Open	South Korea	30,000	Kim Seung-hack		[13]
20–23 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Japan	70,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung	Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour	[3]

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 US$80,000 prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table with the winner taking half. The pool was supposed to be US$100,000, but the Philippines and Thailand did not contribute their share.[2]

#	Player	Points[3]
1	Hsu Sheng-san	138.25
2	Kuo Chie-Hsiung	132.75
3	Stewart Ginn	85
4	Ho Ming-chung	84.5
5	Mya Aye	79.5

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. McCormack, Mark H. (1979). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979. Doubleday Publishing. pp. 227–243, 376–385. ISBN 0385149409.
3. "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1978. p. Page 23. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
4. "Masters title to Chi-san". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1978. p. Page 29. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
5. "Lu storms to win PI title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 February 1978. p. Page 31. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Hsieh's title again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 February 1978. p. Page 31. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "Hsu wins Thai open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1978. p. Page 27. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
8. "Brask charges in". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1978. p. Page 24. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Title to Jones". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1978. p. Page 23. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Gale wins Singapore Open". The Canberra Times. Canberra. 28 March 1978. p. Page 20. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via Trove.
11. "Taiwan's Kuo beats Hsu and Nival". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 April 1978. p. Page 27. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
12. "Hsieh takes third Taiwan title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 April 1978. p. Page 29. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
13. "Kim takes Korean Open title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 April 1978. p. Page 25. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.