1980 Asia Golf Circuit
The 1980 Asia Golf Circuit was the 19th season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.
Golfers from Taiwan again dominated the circuit with six tournament wins from the ten events. Lu Hsi-chuen repeated his performance from 1979 as he won three times and collected the overall circuit prize. American players continued to make inroads, as Kurt Cox finished second in the standings having won in India and Singapore.
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 1980 Asian Golf Circuit schedule. With the return of the Philippine Open, which had been withdrawn from the circuit in 1979, the tour was back up to ten tournaments in 1980.Date | Tournament | Country | Prize fund | Winner | Notes | Refs |
14–17 Feb | Philippine Masters | Philippines | 80,000 | Hsieh Min-Nan | Non-circuit event; unofficial season opener. | |
21–24 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 100,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen | ||
28 Feb – 2 Mar | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 100,000 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | ||
6–9 Mar | Thailand Open | Thailand | 50,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen | ||
13–16 Mar | Indian Open | India | 40,800 | Kurt Cox | Held the same week as the Malaysian Dunlop Masters. | |
20–23 Mar | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 60,000 | Mark McNulty | ||
27–30 Mar | Singapore Open | Singapore | 55,000 | Kurt Cox | ||
3–6 Apr | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 40,000 | Lu Hsi-chuen | ||
10–13 Apr | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 60,000 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | ||
17–20 Apr | Korean Open | South Korea | 60,000 | Chen Tze-ming | ||
24–27 Apr | Dunlop International Open | Japan | 110,000 | Masashi Ozaki |