1992 Asia Golf Circuit

1992 Asia Golf Circuit season

Duration	20 February 1992 (1992-02-20) – 26 April 1992 (1992-04-26)
Number of official events	9[a]
Order of Merit	Todd Hamilton
← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Asia Golf Circuit was the 31st 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 1992 season.^[1][2][3]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (US$)	Winner[b]	OWGR points	Other tours[c]	Notes
23 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	150,000	Wang Ter-chang (1)	12
1 Mar	Epson Singapore Open	Singapore	400,000	Bill Israelson (2)	14
8 Mar	Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	250,000	Tom Watson (n/a)	26
15 Mar	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open	Malaysia	200,000	Vijay Singh (1)	14
22 Mar	Indonesia Open	Indonesia	–	Cancelled[4]	–
29 Mar	Wills Indian Open	India	150,000	Stewart Ginn (3)	12
5 Apr	Thai International Thailand Open	Thailand	200,000	Boonchu Ruangkit (1)	12
12 Apr	Sanyang Republic of China Open	Taiwan	300,000	Lin Chie-hsiang (1)	12
19 Apr	Maekyung Open	South Korea	300,000	Todd Hamilton (1)	12
26 Apr	Dunlop Open	Japan	¥100,000,000	Masashi Ozaki (n/a)	28	JPN

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse ($)	Winner	Notes
22 Mar	Rolex Masters	Singapore	S$150,000	Todd Hamilton

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1992 PGA of Japan Tour.^[5][6]

Position	Player	Points
1	Todd Hamilton	875
2	Hsieh Chin-sheng	600
3	Tom Pernice Jr.	591
4	Bill Israelson	577
5	Craig McClellan	556

Notes

1. One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members.
3. JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

References

1. Singh, Randhir (4 February 1992). "Fee can key up Asian Circuit". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. p. 17 (32 in paper). Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Google News Archive.
2. Edmund, Nick (1993). Heineken World of Golf 93. Stanley Paul. p. 170. ISBN 0091781000. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
3. Wilson, Mark (1993). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1993. p. 89. ISBN 0333588959.
4. "Israelson in record number for Masters". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 March 1992. p. 39. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
5. "Ｔ・ハミルトン" [Todd Hamilton] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 22 December 2023. 1992年アジアンツアー総合優勝で日本ツアーシード権を獲得。 [In 1992, he won the overall Asian Tour championship and earned the right to be seeded on the Japan Tour.]
6. DeVreize, Craig (9 May 1992). "Hamilton makes big career breakout on Asian tour". The Dispatch. Moline, Illinois. p. 32 (D6 in paper). Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.