1974 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1974 Asia Golf Circuit was the 13th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit, formerly known as the Far East Circuit.[1]

The circuit had a new sponsor in 1974, General Ibnu Sutowo. Sutowi was head of the state-controlled Indonesian oil company, Pertamina, and president of the Indonesian Golf Association. In this latter role Indonesia also joined the circuit, with the addition of the inaugural Indonesian Open expanding the schedule to ten tournaments for the first time.[2]

Kuo Chie-hsiung of Taiwan won the circuit overall prize from compatriot Lu Liang-Huan, who became the first player to win three times in one season but missed three tournaments due to an injured shoulder.[2]

Schedule

The table below shows the 1974 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. With the addition of the Indonesian Open the circuit expanded to ten legs.[2]

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes	Refs
14–17 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	25,000	Lu Liang-Huan		[3]
21–24 Feb	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	30,000	Lu Liang-Huan		[4]
28 Feb – 3 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	25,000	Eleuterio Nival		[5]
7–10 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	30,000	Graham Marsh		[6]
14–17 Mar	Indonesian Open	Indonesia	20,000	Ben Arda		[7]
21–24 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	20,000	Toshiro Hitomi		[8]
28–31 Mar	Indian Open	India	16,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[9]
4–7 Apr	Republic of China Open	Republic of China	20,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[10]
11–14 Apr	Korea Open	South Korea	20,000	Cho Tae-woon		[11]
18–21 Apr	Sobu International Open	Japan	50,000	Lu Liang-Huan	Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour	[12]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system. [13]

#	Player	Points[12]
1	Kuo Chie-Hsiung	135
2	Lu Liang-Huan	121.5
3	Ben Arda	86.1
4	Graham Marsh	86
5	Ireneo Legaspi	79

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 237–252, 419–427. ISBN 0002119552.
3. "Lu thunders in to beat hsu for PI golf title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 February 1974. p. 25. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
4. "Lu bags second straigHK$150,000th title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 February 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
5. "Stocky Nival bags Singapore Open..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 March 1974. p. 24. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Graham's title by one stroke". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 March 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "Graham Loses to Arda in 'sudden death'". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 March 1974. p. 26. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
8. "Title to Hitomi by one stroke". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 March 1974. p. 27. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Kuo captures Indian Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 April 1974. p. 35. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Kuo wins Taiwan Open title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 April 1974. p. 27. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
11. "Korea title to Cho". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 April 1974. p. 31. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
12. "Lu cards 70 to win Sobu Open". The Strait Times. Singapore. 22 April 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
13. "Circuit prize money doubled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via National Library Board.