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.
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.
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.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1974 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. With the addition of the Indonesian Open the circuit expanded to ten legs.
DateTournamentCountryPrize fund
WinnerNotesRefs
14–17 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines25,000 Lu Liang-Huan
21–24 FebHong Kong OpenHong Kong30,000 Lu Liang-Huan
28 Feb – 3 MarSingapore OpenSingapore25,000 Eleuterio Nival
7–10 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia30,000 Graham Marsh
14–17 MarIndonesian OpenIndonesia20,000 Ben Arda
21–24 MarThailand OpenThailand20,000 Toshiro Hitomi
28–31 MarIndian OpenIndia16,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung
4–7 AprRepublic of China OpenRepublic of China20,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung
11–14 AprKorea OpenSouth Korea20,000 Cho Tae-woon
18–21 AprSobu International OpenJapan50,000 Lu Liang-Huan

Final standings

The Asia Golf Circuit standings were based on a points system.
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1 Kuo Chie-Hsiung135
2 Lu Liang-Huan121.5
3 Ben Arda86.1
4 Graham Marsh86
5 Ireneo Legaspi79