1977 Asia Golf Circuit
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
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{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1977
| tour = Asia Golf Circuit
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| regular_season = {{start date|1977|2|17|df=y}} – {{end date|1977|4|24|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 10
| most_wins = {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan (2)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan
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| prevseason = 1976
| nextseason = 1978
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The 1977 Asia Golf Circuit was the 16th 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 1977 season.{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19760828-1.2.134.5 |title=Asian golf circuit |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=28 August 1976 |page=31 |access-date=3 March 2020 |via=National Library Board}}{{cite book |title=World of Golf 1978 |first=George |last=Simms |publisher=Macdonald and Jane's |date=1978 |isbn=0354090356 |url=https://archive.org/details/bwb_KR-508-425/mode/1up |via=Archive.org |pages=126–131 |access-date=24 November 2023 |url-access=limited}}
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!Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse | ||||||
| 20 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | align=right|70,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Yung-yo (11) | ||
| 27 Feb | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | align=right|50,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan (3) | ||
| 6 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yurio Akitomi (1) | ||
| 13 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Stewart Ginn (1) | ||
| 20 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | align=right|40,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gaylord Burrows (1) | ||
| 27 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | align=right|45,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Chi-san (3) | ||
| 3 Apr | Indian Open | India | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Jones (2) | ||
| 10 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan (4) | ||
| 17 Apr | Korea Open | South Korea | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Ho Ming-chung (2) | ||
| 24 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Japan | align=right|80,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda (8) | 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 | |||||
| 13 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://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19770418-1.2.65.1 |title=Min-Nan the overall Asian champion |newspaper=New Nation |location=Singapore |date=18 April 1977 |page=16 |access-date=3 March 2020 |via=National Library Board}}
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!Position!!Player!!Points | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan | align=center|140 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Mya Aye | align=center|109 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Chi-san | align=center|97 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung | align=center|94 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda | align=center|92 |
Notes
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References
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{{Asia Golf Circuit seasons}}