1975 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1975 Asia Golf Circuit was the 14th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Despite not claiming a tournament victory during the season, Taiwan's Hsieh Min-Nan won his second overall circuit title through consistent high finishes. He prevailed by just half a point from compatriot Kuo Chie-Hsiung, who won three tournaments, as both men finished tied for nineteenth place in the season ending Sobu International Open.[2][3]

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1975 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.[2] The only scheduling change from 1974, was the Thailand and Singapore tournaments swapping places as the third and sixth legs of the circuit.

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes	Refs
13–16 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	40,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[4]
20–23 Feb	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	44,444	Hsieh Yung-yo		[5]
27 Feb – 2 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	25,000	Howard Twitty		[6]
6–9 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	45,454	Graham Marsh		[7]
13–16 Mar	Indonesian Open	Indonesia	25,000	Hsu Sheng-san		[8]
20–23 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	40,000	Yutaka Suzuki		[9]
27–30 Mar	Indian Open	India	25,000	Ted Ball	Played the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters	[10]
3–6 Apr	Republic of China Open	Taiwan	30,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[11]
10–13 Apr	Korea Open	South Korea	25,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[12]
17–20 Apr	Sobu International Open	Japan	50,000	Teruo Sugihara	Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour	[3]

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit operated a points based system to determine the overall circuit champion, with points being awarded in each tournament to the leading players. At the end of the season, the player with the most points was declared the circuit champion, and there was a prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table.

#	Player	Points[3]
1	Hsieh Min-Nan	140
2	Kuo Chie-Hsiung	139.5
3	Ted Ball	117
4	Ben Arda	110
5	Stewart Ginn	101.5

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 274–289, 468–478. ISBN 0385149409.
3. "Hsieh again takes the circuit prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 April 1975. p. 26. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
4. "An auspicious start to Kuo's title-defence". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 February 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
5. "Yung-yo recovers-just in time". The Straits Times. Singapore. AP. 24 February 1975. p. 21. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via Google National Library Board.
6. "Thai open to Twitty". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 March 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "Malaysian open title to Marsh again". The Straits Times. Singapore. 19 March 1975. p. 27. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
8. "Indonesian open to Taiwan's Hsu". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 March 1975. p. 27. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. Frida, Ernest; Singh, Dharsan (24 March 1975). "Newcomer Suzuki is shock Singapore Open golf winner". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 26. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Dramatic win by Ball in India open". The Sraits Times. Singapore. 1 April 1975. p. 34. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
11. "Kuo beats Arda and Hsieh for the title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 April 1975. p. 27. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
12. "Kuo's title after sudden-death playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 April 1975. p. 24. Retrieved 17 March 2020 – via National Library Board.