1980 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1980 Asia Golf Circuit was the 19th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Golfers from Taiwan again dominated the circuit with six tournament wins from the ten events. Lu Hsi-chuen repeated his performance from 1979 as he won three times and collected the overall circuit prize. American players continued to make inroads, as Kurt Cox finished second in the standings having won in India and Singapore.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1980 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.[2] With the return of the Philippine Open, which had been withdrawn from the circuit in 1979, the tour was back up to ten tournaments in 1980.

Date	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes	Refs
14–17 Feb	Philippine Masters	Philippines	80,000	Hsieh Min-Nan	Non-circuit event; unofficial season opener.	[3]
21–24 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	100,000	Lu Hsi-chuen		[4]
28 Feb – 2 Mar	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	100,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[5]
6–9 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	50,000	Lu Hsi-chuen		[6]
13–16 Mar	Indian Open	India	40,800	Kurt Cox	Held the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters.	[7]
20–23 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	60,000	Mark McNulty		[8]
27–30 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	55,000	Kurt Cox		[9]
3–6 Apr	Indonesia Open	Indonesia	40,000	Lu Hsi-chuen		[10]
10–13 Apr	Taiwan Open	Taiwan	60,000	Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[11]
17–20 Apr	Korean Open	South Korea	60,000	Chen Tze-ming		[12]
24–27 Apr	Dunlop International Open	Japan	110,000	Masashi Ozaki	co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour	[13]

Final standings

#	Player	Points[14]
1	Lu Hsi-chuen	119
2	Kurt Cox	97
3	Mark McNulty	91.5
4	Mya Aye	91
5	Ho Ming-chung	73.5

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. McCormack, Mark H. Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 159–171, 363–373. ISBN 0862540054.
3. "Lu flops on back nine to lose out". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 February 1980. p. 17. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
4. "Dramatic putt gives Lu vircory". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 February 1980. p. 28. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
5. "Kuo edges out Lu to win HK golf crown". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 March 1980. p. 27. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Lu earns second title in fortnight". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 March 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "Indian Open to Cox". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 March 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
8. "Golfer McNulty". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 March 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Cox wins Singapore Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 31 March 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
10. "Lu overcomes gutsy weather..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 31 March 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
11. "Veteran Kuo wins Taipei Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 April 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
12. "Taiwanese Chen Tze-ming wins Korean Open". The Business Times. Singapore. 21 April 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
13. "Dunlop International". The Business Times. Singapore. 28 April 1980. p. 28. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
14. "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.