The 1979 Asia Golf Circuit was the 18th 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Changes for 1979 The Philippine Open was withdrawn from the circuit due to non-payment of contributions towards the overall circuit fund, however the tournament did go ahead but did not count for the circuit standings. Along with Thailand, the Philippines had also not been forthcoming with their contributions for the previous season. After the tournament, the Philippines announced their intention to reschedule the Philippine Open to December and possibly rejoin the circuit with the Philippine Masters, an invitational event which had served as warm-up event for the circuit since its inauguration in 1976, however they ultimately rejoined the circuit for the 1980 season with the same tournament schedules.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1979 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner Othertours Notes 25 Feb Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 100,000 Greg Norman (n/a) 4 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 50,000 Lu Hsi-chuen (1) 11 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 60,000 Lu Hsi-chuen (2) 18 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 40,000 Mike Krantz (1) 25 Mar Indian Open India 30,000 Gaylord Burrows (2) 1 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 45,000 Lu Hsi-chuen (3) 8 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 50,000 Lu Liang-Huan (8) 15 Apr Korea Open South Korea 60,000 Shen Chung-shyan (1) 22 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan 100,000 Hiroshi Ishii (n/a) JPN
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse($)WinnerNotes 11 Feb Philippine Masters Philippines 55,000 Mya Aye Limited-field event 18 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 100,000 Ben Arda
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Lu Hsi-chuen 1422 Hsu Chi-san 1093 Hsu Sheng-san 844 Kuo Chie-Hsiung 835 Mya Aye 78
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