The 1989 Asia Golf Circuit was the 28th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 12 Feb San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open Philippines 140,000 Emlyn Aubrey (1) 8 19 Feb Johnnie Walker Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 175,000 Brian Claar (1) 8 26 Feb Thai International Thailand Open Thailand 150,000 Brian Claar (2) 8 5 Mar Pakistan Open Pakistan 120,000 Frankie Miñoza (3) 8 New to Asia Golf Circuit 12 Mar Wills Indian Open India 120,000 Rémi Bouchard (1) 8 19 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 220,000 Lu Chien-soon (6) 8 25 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 120,000 Kasiyadi (1) 8 2 Apr Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 175,000 Jeff Maggert (1) 8 9 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 200,000 Lu Chien-soon (7) 6 16 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 150,000 Lu Hsi-chuen (11) 8 23 Apr Dunlop Open Japan ¥60,000,000 Terry Gale (6) 18 JPN
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse($)WinnerNotes 5 Feb Carlsberg Philippine Masters Philippines ₱2,000,000 George Olaybar
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Brian Claar 8822 Emlyn Aubrey 7323 Carlos Espinosa 6824 Frankie Miñoza 6385 Lu Chien-soon 595
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