1989 Asia Golf Circuit


The 1989 Asia Golf Circuit was the 28th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.
American Brian Claar claimed the overall circuit championship.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 1989 Asia Golf Circuit schedule. For the first time, the circuit had eleven tournaments with the addition of the Pakistan Open.
DateTournamentCountryPrize
fund
WinnerNotesRefs
9–12 FebSan Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine OpenPhilippines140,000 Emlyn Aubrey
16–19 FebJohnnie Walker Hong Kong OpenHong Kong175,000 Brian Claar
23–26 FebThai International Thailand OpenThailand150,000 Brian Claar
2–5 MarPakistan OpenPakistan120,000 Frankie MiñozaNew tournament; held the same week as the Rolex Masters.
9–12 MarWills Indian OpenIndia120,000 Rémy Bouchard
16–19 MarSingapore OpenSingapore220,000 Lu Chien-soon
22–25 MarIndonesian OpenIndonesia120,000 Kasiyadi
30 Mar – 2 AprBenson & Hedges Malaysian OpenMalaysia175,000 Jeff Maggert
6–9 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwan200,000 Lu Chien-soon
13–16 AprMaekyung OpenSouth Korea150,000 Lu Hsi-chuen
20–23 AprDunlop International OpenJapan¥60,000,000 Terry Gale

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 Brian Claar882
2 Emlyn Aubrey732
3 Carlos Espinosa682
4 Frankie Miñoza638
5 Lu Chien-soon595
6 Lu Hsi-chuen595