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1987 Asia Golf Circuit

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1987 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration19 February 1987 (1987-02-19) – 26 April 1987 (1987-04-26)
Number of official events10
Most winsUnited States Brian Tennyson (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Jim Hallet
1986
1988

The 1987 Asia Golf Circuit was the 26th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
22 Feb San Miguel Philippine Open Philippines 100,000 United States Brian Tennyson (1) 10
1 Mar United Airlines Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 150,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a) 10
8 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 150,000 Australia Terry Gale (5) 10
15 Mar Thai International Thailand Open Thailand 100,000 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (7) 10
22 Mar Charminar Challenge Indian Open India 100,000 United States Brian Tennyson (2) 10
29 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 125,000 Australia Peter Fowler (1) 10
5 Apr Indonesia Open Indonesia 100,000 Australia Wayne Smith (1) 10
12 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 140,000 United States Mark Aebli (2) 10
19 Apr Maekyung Open South Korea 130,000 Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi (1) 10
26 Apr Dunlop International Open Japan ¥50,000,000 Japan Isao Aoki (n/a) 24 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.[3]

Position Player Points
1 United States Jim Hallet 806
2 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming 678
3 United States Brian Tennyson 652
4 United States Jeff Maggert 622
5 Canada Jim Rutledge 510

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.
  2. ^ JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Spotlight is on Warren". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 January 1987. p. 23. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988. Collins Willow. pp. 245–256, 458–469. ISBN 0002182831. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Hallet lands top prize in circuit". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 27 April 1987. p. 10 (19 in paper). Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Google News Archive.