1990 Asia Golf Circuit
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
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{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1990
| tour = Asia Golf Circuit
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| regular_season = {{start date|1990|2|15|df=y}} – {{end date|1990|4|22|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 10
| most_wins = {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} Frankie Miñoza (3)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} Frankie Miñoza
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| prevseason = 1989
| nextseason = 1991
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The 1990 Asia Golf Circuit was the 29th 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 1990 season.{{cite book |title=The World of Professional Golf 1991 |first=Mark H. |last=McCormack |author-link=Mark McCormack |publisher=Chapmans |date=1991 |isbn=1855925583}}{{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Mark |title=The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991 |year=1991 |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=0333547330 |pages=94–96 |url=https://archive.org/details/royalancientgolf0000unse/ |access-date=23 December 2023 |via=Archive.org |url-access=limited}}
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!Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse | |||||||
18 Feb | San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open | Philippines | align=right|140,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Robert Pactolerin (1) | align=center|8 | ||
25 Feb | Martell Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ken Green (n/a) | align=center|8 | ||
4 Mar | Thai International Thailand Open | Thailand | align=right|150,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Lu Wen-teh (1) | align=center|8 | ||
11 Mar | Wills Indian Open | India | align=right|120,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Debusk (1) | align=center|8 | ||
18 Mar | Epson Singapore Open | Singapore | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} Antolin Fernando (1) | align=center|8 | ||
24 Mar | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | align=right|120,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} Frankie Miñoza (4) | align=center|8 | ||
1 Apr | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Glen Day (1) | align=center|8 | ||
8 Apr | Sanyang Republic of China Open | Taiwan | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} Frankie Miñoza (5) | align=center|8 | ||
15 Apr | Maekyung Open | South Korea | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Lee Kang-sun (1) | align=center|6 | ||
22 Apr | Dunlop Open | Japan | align=right|¥100,000,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} Frankie Miñoza (6) | align=center|14 | 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 | |||||
11 Feb | Carlsberg Philippine Masters | Philippines | align=right|₱2,000,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} E. J. Pfister |
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://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-1990-asia-golf/137186079/ |title=1990 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |date=23 April 1990 |page=47 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=21 December 2023}} The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1990 PGA of Japan Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/player/10050/profile |title=F・ミノザ |trans-title=Frankie Miñoza |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=ja |access-date=22 December 2023 |quote=90年、当時アジアサーキット最終戦だった『ダンロップオープン』に勝って総合優勝。以来、日本ツアーに定着した。 |trans-quote=In '90, he won the Dunlop Open, which was the final event of the Asian circuit at the time, and won the overall championship. Since then, he has become a fixture on the Japan tour.}}
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!Position!!Player!!Points | ||
align=center|1 | {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} Frankie Miñoza | align=center|1,006 |
align=center|2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Danny Mijovic | align=center|696 |
align=center|3 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Rick Gibson | align=center|596 |
align=center|4 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Liang-hsi | align=center|572 |
align=center|5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Glen Day | align=center|536 |
Notes
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References
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