The 1980 Asia Golf Circuit was the 19th 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 1980 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 100,000 |  Lu Hsi-chuen (4) |
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| 2 Mar | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 100,000 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung (8) |
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| 9 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 50,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen (5) |
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| 16 Mar | Indian Open | India | 40,000 |  Kurt Cox (1) |
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| 23 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 60,000 |  Mark McNulty (1) |
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| 30 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 55,000 | Kurt Cox (2) |
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| 6 Apr | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 40,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen (6) |
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| 13 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 60,000 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung (9) |
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| 20 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | 60,000 | Chen Tze-ming (1) |
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| 27 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Japan | 110,000 |  Masashi Ozaki (n/a) |
JPN |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb | Philippine Masters | Philippines | 80,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan |
Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lu Hsi-chuen |
119 |
| 2 | Kurt Cox |
97 |
| 3 | Mark McNulty |
92 |
| 4 |  Mya Aye |
91 |
| 5 | Ho Ming-chung |
74 |
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
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (25 April 1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 159–171, 363–373. ISBN 0862540054.
- ^ "A-Circuit up by $90,000". New Nation. Singapore. 22 February 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Lu's asian title for the second time". The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 April 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.