1986 Asia Golf Circuit


The 1986 Asia Golf Circuit was the 25th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.
Taiwan's Lu Hsi-chuen claimed the overall circuit title for a record equalling fourth time, having previously won in 1979, 1980 and 1981.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1986 Asian Golf Circuit schedule. Due to economic turmoil in the Philippines, the Philippine Open was dropped from the circuit in 1984, and continued as a non-circuit event in 1986.
DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund
WinnerNotesRefs
20–23 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines21,000 Mario ManubayNon-circuit event.
27 Feb – 2 MarCathay Pacific Hong Kong OpenHong Kong150,000 Seiichi Kanai
6–9 MarBenson & Hedges Malaysian OpenMalaysia150,000 Stewart Ginn
13–16 MarSingapore OpenSingapore125,000 Greg Turner
20–23 MarIndonesian OpenIndonesia100,000 Frankie Miñoza
27–30 MarThailand OpenThailand100,000 Ho Ming-chung
3–6 AprCharminar Challenge Indian OpenIndia100,000 Lu Hsi-chuenHeld the same week as the Rolex Masters
10–13 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwan120,000 Lu Hsi-chuen
17–20 AprMaekyung OpenSouth Korea130,000 Tsao Chien-teng
24–27 AprDunlop International OpenJapan200,000 Hideto Shigenobu

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.
#PlayerPoints
1 Lu Hsi-chuen798
2 Ho Ming-chung584
3 Hsieh Yu-shu553
4 Tsao Chien-teng544
5 Lu Chien-soon538