1976 Asia Golf Circuit
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
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{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1976
| tour = Asia Golf Circuit
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| regular_season = {{start date|1976|2|19|df=y}} – {{end date|1976|4|25|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 10
| most_wins = {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda (2)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san
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| prevseason = 1975
| nextseason = 1977
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The 1976 Asia Golf Circuit was the 15th 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
The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.{{cite book |title=World of Golf 1977 |first=George |last=Simms |publisher=Macdonald and Jane's |date=1977 |isbn=0354090011 |pages=130–135}}{{cite book |title=Golf Records, Facts and Champions |publisher=Guinness |author=Steel, Donald |date=1987 |pages=153–155 |isbn=0851128475 |url=https://archive.org/details/golfrecordsfacts0000stee/ |via=Archive.org |access-date=16 December 2023 |url-access=limited}}
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!Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse | ||||||
| 22 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | align=right|60,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Quintin Mancao (1) | ||
| 29 Feb | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Chi-san (2) | ||
| 7 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | align=right|25,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda (6) | ||
| 14 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | align=right|45,000 | {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kesahiko Uchida (1) | ||
| 21 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | align=right|25,000 | {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Mya Aye (1) | ||
| 28 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san (3) | ||
| 4 Apr | Indian Open | India | align=right|25,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson (5) | ||
| 11 Apr | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Ho Ming-chung (1) | ||
| 18 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | align=right|25,000 | {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Katsunari Takahashi (1) | ||
| 25 Apr | Sobu International Open | Japan | align=right|75,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda (7) | JPN |
=Unofficial events=
The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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!Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse !Winner !Notes | |||||
| 15 Feb | Philippine Masters | Philippines | align=right|20,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mPhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4544%2C7922361 |title=Overall standings in the 1976 Asian circuit |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=26 April 1976 |page=11 (18 in paper) |via=Google News Archive |accessdate=3 March 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19760426-1.1.27 |title=Arda wins right to play in British, US meets |page=27 |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=26 April 1976 |accessdate=13 February 2020 |via=National Library Board}}
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!Position!!Player!!Points | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san | align=center|164 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda | align=center|155 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung | align=center|113 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Chi-san | align=center|83 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Mya Aye | align=center|79 |
Notes
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References
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{{Asia Golf Circuit seasons}}