1978 Asia Golf Circuit


The 1978 Asia Golf Circuit was the 17th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.
Taiwan's Hsu Sheng-san was the overall circuit champion for the second time despite being disqualified in the season ending Dunlop International Open for returning an unsigned scorecard, finishing less than six points ahead of compatriot Kuo Chie-Hsiung.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1978 Asian Golf Circuit schedule.
DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund 		WinnerNotesRefs
9–12 FebPhilippine MastersPhilippines50,000 Hsu Chi-sanNon-circuit event; unofficial season opener.
16–19 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines100,000 Lu Liang-Huan
23–26 FebHong Kong OpenHong Kong50,000 Hsieh Yung-yo
2–5 MarThailand OpenThailand30,000 Hsu Sheng-san
9–12 MarIndian OpenIndia30,000 Bill BraskPlayed the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters.
16–19 MarMalaysian OpenMalaysia52,000 Brian Jones
23–26 MarSingapore OpenSingapore40,000 Terry Gale
30 Mar – 2 AprIndonesia OpenIndonesia40,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung
6–9 AprRepublic of China OpenRepublic of China35,000 Hsieh Yung-yo
13–16 AprKorea OpenSouth Korea30,000 Kim Seung-hack
20–23 AprDunlop International OpenJapan70,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung

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 an US$80,000 prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table with the winner taking half. The pool was supposed to be US$100,000, but the Philippines and Thailand did not contribute their share.
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1 Hsu Sheng-san138.25
2 Kuo Chie-Hsiung132.75
3 Stewart Ginn85
4 Ho Ming-chung84.5
5 Mya Aye79.5