Duration | 17 February 1983 | – 24 April 1983
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Number of official events | 10 |
Order of Merit | Lu Chien-soon |
← 1982 1984 → |
The 1983 Asia Golf Circuit was the 22nd season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
Notes |
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20 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 150,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen (8) | ||
27 Feb | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 150,000 | Greg Norman (n/a) | ||
6 Mar | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 150,000 | Terry Gale (2) | ||
13 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 100,000 | Lu Chien-soon (1) | ||
20 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 75,000 | Robert Wrenn (n/a) | ||
27 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 75,000 | Chen Tze-ming (5) | ||
3 Apr | Indian Open | India | 75,000 | Junichi Takahashi (1) | ||
10 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 100,000 | Lu Liang-Huan (9) | ||
17 Apr | Maekyung Open | South Korea | 100,000 | Hiroshi Yamada (1) | ||
24 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Japan | ¥40,000,000 | Larry Nelson (n/a) | JPN |
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | Lu Chien-soon | 659 |
2 | Hsieh Yu-shu | 611 |
3 | Lu Hsi-chuen | 599 |
4 | Bob Tway | 568 |
5 | Chen Tze-ming | 525 |