The 1994 Asia Golf Circuit, titled as the 1994 Newsweek Asian Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
Newsweek title sponsorship In December 1993, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Newsweek, being renamed as the Newsweek Asian Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 20 Feb Manila Southwoods Philippine Open Philippines 250,000 Carlos Franco (1) 18 27 Feb Kent Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 250,000 David Frost (n/a) 30 6 Mar Classic Indian Open India 200,000 Emlyn Aubrey (2) 12 13 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 Brandt Jobe (1) 12 20 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 250,000 Joakim Haeggman (n/a) 16 26 Mar Sampoerna Indonesia Open Indonesia 250,000 Frank Nobilo (n/a) 16 4 Apr Sabah Masters Malaysia 260,000 Craig McClellan (1) 12 New to Asia Golf Circuit 10 Apr Chinfon Republic of China Open Taiwan 300,000 Hong Chia-yuh (a) (1) 12 17 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 350,000 Kim Jong-duck (1) 12 24 Apr Dunlop Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Masashi Ozaki (n/a) 20 JPN
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse($)WinnerNotes 30 Jan San Miguel Beer Philippine Masters Philippines ₱2,500,000 Rodrigo Cuello 6 Mar Rolex Masters Singapore S$200,000 Marimuthu Ramayah
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1994 PGA of Japan Tour.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Carlos Franco 8272 Brandt Jobe 7083 Jim Rutledge 6864 Lee Porter 6835 Emlyn Aubrey 663
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