1994 Asia Golf Circuit
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
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{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1994
| tour = Asia Golf Circuit
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| regular_season = {{start date|1994|2|17|df=y}} – {{end date|1994|4|24|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 10
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| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco
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| prevseason = 1993
| nextseason = 1995
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The 1994 Asia Golf Circuit, titled as the 1994 Newsweek Asian Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.
Newsweek title sponsorship
In December 1993, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Newsweek, being renamed as the Newsweek Asian Tour.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KeQVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8xMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1192%2C3076551 |title=Asian Tour to take wing with new sponsors |newspaper=New Straits Times |location=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |page=23 (45 in paper) |date=17 December 1993 |access-date=22 December 2023 |via=Google News Archive}}
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.{{cite book |last=Edmund |first=Nick |title=Heineken World of Golf 95 |year=1995 |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton |isbn=0340647051 |pages=174–177 |url=https://archive.org/details/heinekenworldofg0000unse_g1g4/ |access-date=22 December 2023 |via=Archive.org |url-access=limited}}{{cite book |last=Williams |first=Michael |title=The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1995 |year=1995 |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=0333626818 |page=109 |url=https://archive.org/details/golfershandbook1995unse/ |access-date=23 December 2023 |via=Archive.org |url-access=limited}}
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!Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse | |||||||
| 20 Feb | Manila Southwoods Philippine Open | Philippines | align=right|250,000 | {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco (1) | align=center|18 | ||
| 27 Feb | Kent Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | align=right|250,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} David Frost (n/a) | align=center|30 | ||
| 6 Mar | Classic Indian Open | India | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Emlyn Aubrey (2) | align=center|12 | ||
| 13 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Brandt Jobe (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 20 Mar | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Malaysia | align=right|250,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Haeggman (n/a) | align=center|16 | ||
| 26 Mar | Sampoerna Indonesia Open | Indonesia | align=right|250,000 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Frank Nobilo (n/a) | align=center|16 | ||
| 4 Apr | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | align=right|260,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Craig McClellan (1) | align=center|12 | New to Asia Golf Circuit | |
| 10 Apr | Chinfon Republic of China Open | Taiwan | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hong Chia-yuh (a) (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 17 Apr | Maekyung Open | South Korea | align=right|350,000 | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Kim Jong-duck (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| 24 Apr | Dunlop Open | Japan | align=right|¥100,000,000 | {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki (n/a) | align=center|20 | 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 | |||||
| 30 Jan | San Miguel Beer Philippine Masters | Philippines | align=right|₱2,500,000 | {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} Rodrigo Cuello | |
| 6 Mar | Rolex Masters | Singapore | align=right|S$200,000 | {{flagicon|MYS}} Marimuthu Ramayah |
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-1994-asia-golf/137243220/ |title=1994 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |date=25 April 1994 |page=33 |access-date=22 December 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1994 PGA of Japan Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.jgto.org/player/10739/profile |title=Ｃ・フランコ |trans-title=Carlos Franco |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |language=ja |access-date=22 December 2023 |quote=94年アジアンツアー総合優勝によって、日本でのプレーが可能になったフランコは、... |trans-quote=Franco's overall victory on the Asian Tour in '94 made it possible for him to play in Japan...}}
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!Position!!Player!!Points | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco | align=center|827 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Brandt Jobe | align=center|708 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jim Rutledge | align=center|686 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lee Porter | align=center|683 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Emlyn Aubrey | align=center|663 |
Notes
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References
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{{Asia Golf Circuit seasons}}