1982 Asia Golf Circuit
| Duration | 18 February 1982 – 25 April 1982 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | Hsu Sheng-san (3) |
| Order of Merit | Hsu Sheng-san |
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The 1982 Asia Golf Circuit was the 21st season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
Changes for 1982
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.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 150,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan (5) | ||
| 28 Feb | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 130,000 | Kurt Cox (3) | ||
| 7 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 150,000 | Denny Helper (1) | ||
| 14 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 100,000 | Hsu Sheng-san (5) | ||
| 21 Mar | Indian Open | India | 75,000 | Hsu Sheng-san (6) | ||
| 28 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 100,000 | Hsu Sheng-san (7) | ||
| 4 Apr | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 60,000 | Eleuterio Nival (3) | ||
| 11 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 100,000 | Chen Tze-ming (4) | ||
| 18 Apr | Maekyung Open | South Korea | 90,000 | Kim Joo-heun (a) (1) | New tournament | |
| 25 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Japan | 150,000 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima (n/a) | JPN |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4]
| Position | 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 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members.
- ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.
References
- ^ "Foundation and Development". Korea Open. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Asian circuit is one of the best". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1983). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1983. Springwood Books. pp. 210–222, 428–438. ISBN 0862541190. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "From nightmare to a dream end". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.