The 1974 Asia Golf Circuit was the 13th 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 1974 The circuit gained a new sponsor in 1974, General Ibnu Sutowo. Sutowi was head of the state-controlled Indonesian oil company, Pertamina, and president of the Indonesian Golf Association. In this latter role, Indonesia also joined the circuit, with the addition of the inaugural Indonesian Open expanding the schedule to ten tournaments for the first time.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1974 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner Othertours Notes 17 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 25,000 Lu Liang-Huan (4) 24 Feb Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 30,000 Lu Liang-Huan (5) 3 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 25,000 Eleuterio Nival (2) 10 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia 25,000 Graham Marsh (4) 17 Mar Indonesia Open Indonesia 20,000 Ben Arda (5) New tournament 24 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 15,000 Toshiro Hitomi (1) 31 Mar Indian Open India 15,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung (1) 7 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 15,000 Kuo Chie-Hsiung (2) 14 Apr Korea Open South Korea 15,000 Cho Tae-woon (1) 21 Apr Sobu International Open Japan 50,000 Lu Liang-Huan (6) JPN
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Kuo Chie-Hsiung 1352 Lu Liang-Huan 1223 Ben Arda 86.14 Graham Marsh 865 Ireneo Legaspi 79
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