1976 Asia Golf Circuit
The 1976 Asia Golf Circuit was the 15th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.
Taiwan's Hsu Sheng-san won the circuit title, with a fifth-place finish in the season ending Sobu International Open being enough to stay ahead of the tournament winner, Ben Arda of the Philippines, in the final standings.
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 1976 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.Date | Tournament | Country | Prize fund | Winner | Notes | Refs |
15 Feb | Philippine Masters | Philippines | 20,000 | Ben Arda | Non-circuit event; unofficial season opener. | |
22 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 60,000 | Quintin Mancao | ||
29 Feb | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 30,000 | Hsu Chi-san | ||
7 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 25,000 | Ben Arda | ||
14 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 45,000 | Kesahiko Uchida | ||
21 Mar | Indonesian Open | Indonesia | 25,000 | Mya Aye | ||
28 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 30,000 | Hsu Sheng-san | ||
5 Apr | Indian Open | India | 25,000 | Peter Thomson | Played the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters. | |
12 Apr | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 40,000 | Ho Ming-chung | ||
19 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | 90,000 | Katsunari Takahashi | ||
25 Apr | Sobu International Open | Japan | 75,000 | Ben Arda |
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 |
1 | Hsu Sheng-san | 163.5 |
2 | Ben Arda | 154.5 |
3 | Kuo Chie-hsiung | 113 |
4 | Hsu Chi-san | 83 |
5 | Mya Aye | 78.5 |