1983 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1983 Asia Golf Circuit was the 22nd season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.^[1]

Taiwan's Lu Chien-soon claimed the overall circuit title.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1983 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes	Refs
17–20 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	150,000	Lu Hsi-chuen		^[2]
24–27 Feb	Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	150,000	Greg Norman		^[3]
3–6 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	150,000	Terry Gale		^[4]
10–13 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	100,000	Lu Chien-soon		^[5]
17–20 Mar	Indonesian Open	Indonesia	75,000	Robert Wrenn		^[6]
24–27 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	75,000	Chen Tze-ming		^[7]
31 Mar – 3 Apr	Indian Open	India	75,000	Junichi Takahashi	Held the same week as the Rolex Masters.	^[8]
7–10 Apr	Republic of China Open	Taiwan	100,000	Lu Liang-Huan		^[9]
14–17 Apr	Maekyung Open	South Korea	90,000	Hiroshi Yamada		^[10]
21–24 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Japan	168,000	Larry Nelson	Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour	^[11]

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.

Place	Player	Points^[12]
1	Lu Chien-soon	659
2	Hsieh Yu-shu	611
3	Lu Hsi-chuen	599
4	Bob Tway	568
5	Chen Tze-ming	525

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. "An eagle helps Hsi-chuen win the Philippine open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 February 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
3. "Norman puts it in his bag". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
4. "Gale storms to another win". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 March 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
5. "Rousing rip-off by rookie Lu". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 March 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Wrenn triumphs in Indionesian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "Tze-ming's title,by a stroke". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
8. "Junichi clinches crown". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 April 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Lu wins in play-off in Taiwan". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 April 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Yamada wins Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1983. p. 42. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
11. "Eagle does it for Nelson". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 April 1983. p. 39. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
12. "Sport digest | Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 18 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.