1982 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1982 Asia Golf Circuit was the 21st season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.^[1] Total prize money on the circuit passed US$1 million for the first time.^[2]

Taiwan's Hsu Sheng-san claimed the overall circuit title having won three successive tournaments during the season.^[2]

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1982 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.^[1][3] There was one change from the previous season, with South Korea founding the Maekyung Open to replace the Korea Open in order to remain part of the circuit and reschedule the national open to later in the year.^[4]

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes	Refs
21 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	150,000	Hsieh Min-Nan (5)		^[5]
28 Feb	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	130,000	Kurt Cox (3)		^[6]
7 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	150,000	Denny Helper		^[7]
14 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	100,000	Hsu Sheng-san (5)		^[8]
21 Mar	Indian Open	India	75,000	Hsu Sheng-san (6)	Held the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters.	^[9]
28 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	100,000	Hsu Sheng-san (7)		^[10]
4 Apr	Indonesia Open	Indonesia	75,000	Eleuterio Nival (3)		^[11]
11 Apr	Taiwan Open	Taiwan	100,000	Chen Tze-ming (4)		^[12]
18 Apr	Maekyung Open	South Korea	90,000	Kim Joo-heun (a)		^[13]
25 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Japan	150,000	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour	^[14]

Final standings

Place	Player	Points
1	Hsu Sheng-san	925
2	Denny Hepler	687
3	Lu Hsi-chuen	674
4	Hsieh Min-Nan	611
5	Chen Tze-chung	586

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. "From nightmare to a dream end". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
3. "Asian circuit is one of the best". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
4. "Foundation and Development". Korea Open. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
5. "Hsu grabs defeat from jaws of victory". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 February 1982. p. 38. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Cox makes it after three-way playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 March 1982. p. 34. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "Helper leaps to fame in Malaysian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 March 1982. p. 34. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
8. "Shen concedes to Hsu on first extra hole". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 March 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Hsu triumphs in Indian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 March 1982. p. 37. Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Hsu wins Singapore Open". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 March 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Trove.
11. "Nival rivals opening score for indon open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1982. p. 33. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
12. "Chen grabs Taiwan golf open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 April 1982. p. 33. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
13. "Amateur hits first at Korean Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 April 1982. p. 35. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
14. "Nakajima wins Dunlop Open by five strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1982. p. 35. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.