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1981 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration19 February 1981 (1981-02-19) – 26 April 1981 (1981-04-26)
Number of official events10
Most winsTaiwan Chen Tze-ming (2)
United States Tom Sieckmann (2)
United States Payne Stewart (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan Lu Hsi-chuen

1980

1982

The 1981 Asia Golf Circuit was the 20th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Changes for 1981

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In 1978, Papua New Guinea had joined the Asian Golf Confederation with the intention of adding a tournament to the circuit in 1980.[1][2] These plans were postponed and the tournament was then provisionally scheduled to start the 1981 season,[3] but Papua New Guinea withdrew from the circuit later in the year.[4]

After several years of the Indian Open clashing with the Malaysian Dunlop Masters, the Malaysian Golf Association managed to get the organisers, Dunlop Malaysia, to agree to reschedule their event.[5] However, the organisers of the Rolex Masters in Singapore controversially then organised their tournament for the same dates.[6]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1981 season.[7][8]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
22 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 150,000 United States Tom Sieckmann (1)
1 Mar Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 120,000 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (2)
8 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 60,000 United States Tom Sieckmann (2)
15 Mar Indian Open India 60,000 United States Payne Stewart (1)
22 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 70,000 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (7)
29 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 70,000 Myanmar Mya Aye (2)
5 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 60,000 United States Payne Stewart (2)
12 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 100,000 Taiwan Ho Ming-chung (3)
19 Apr Korea Open South Korea 70,000 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (3)
26 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan ¥30,000,000 Japan Kosaku Shimada (1) JPN

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[9]

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen 713
2 Taiwan Ho Ming-chung 697
3 United States Payne Stewart 690
4 United States Tom Sieckmann 675
5 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming 627

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members.
  • ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.
  • References

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    1. ^ "Asian circuit expands". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  • ^ "PNG golfers enter big league". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. 12 April 1978. p. 40. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
  • ^ "PNG on Asian circuit". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. 30 April 1980. p. 40. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via Trove.
  • ^ "PNG pull out from circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1980. p. 37. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  • ^ "Dunlop Masters put off". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 January 1981. p. 37. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  • ^ "Fireworks in store for SGA at meeting". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1981. p. 38. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  • ^ "No invitation from Manila, say SPGA". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 January 1981. p. 37. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  • ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 222–234, 439–449. ISBN 0862541018. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
  • ^ "Shimada takes Dunlop title". The Business Times. Singapore. Reuter. 27 April 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via National Library Board.

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