1982 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1982 Asia Golf Circuit was the 21st season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1] Total prize money on the circuit passed US$1 million for the first time.[2]

Taiwan's Hsu Sheng-san claimed the overall circuit title having won three successive tournaments during the season.[2]

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1982 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.[1][3] 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.[4]

DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund (US$)		WinnerNotesRefs
21 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines150,000 Hsieh Min-nan (5)[5]
28 FebHong Kong OpenHong Kong130,000 Kurt Cox (3)[6]
7 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia150,000 Denny Helper[7]
14 MarThailand OpenThailand100,000 Hsu Sheng-san (5)[8]
21 MarIndian OpenIndia75,000 Hsu Sheng-san (6)Held the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters.[9]
28 MarSingapore OpenSingapore100,000 Hsu Sheng-san (7)[10]
4 AprIndonesia OpenIndonesia75,000 Eleuterio Nival (3)[11]
11 AprTaiwan OpenTaiwan100,000 Chen Tze-ming (4)[12]
18 AprMaekyung OpenSouth Korea90,000 Kim Joo-heun (a)[13]
25 AprDunlop International OpenJapan150,000 Tsuneyuki Nakajima[14]

Final standings
#PlayerPoints
1 Hsu Sheng-san925
2 Denny Hepler687
3 Lu Hsi-chuen674
4 Hsieh Min-nan611
5 Chen Tze-chung586

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "From nightmare to a dream end". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. "Asian circuit is one of the best". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "Foundation and Development". Korea Open. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. "Hsu grabs defeat from jaws of victoty". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 February 1982. p. 38. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Cox makes it after three-way playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 March 1982. p. 34. Retrieved 2 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Helper leaps to fame in Malaysian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 March 1982. p. 34. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Shen concedes to Hsu on first extra hole". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 March 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. "Hsu triumphs in Indian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 March 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Hsu wins Singapore Open". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 March 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Trove.
  11. "Nival rivals opening score for indon open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1982. p. 33. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  12. "Chen grabs Taiwan golf open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 April 1982. p. 33. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  13. "Amateur hits first at Korean Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 April 1982. p. 35. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  14. "Nakajima wins Dunlop Open by five strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1982. p. 35. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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