1970 Asia Golf Circuit

The 1970 Asia Golf Circuit was the ninth season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

1970 Asia Golf Circuit season

Duration	19 February 1970 (1970-02-19) – 19 April 1970 (1970-04-19)
Number of official events	9
Most wins	Hsieh Yung-yo (2)
Order of Merit	Ben Arda
← 1969 1971 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1970 season.^[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	Notes
22 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	21,500	Hsieh Yung-yo (8)
1 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	20,000	Hsieh Yung-yo (9)
8 Mar	Malaysian Open	Malaysia	25,000	Ben Arda (3)
15 Mar	Indian Open	India	20,000	Chen Chien-Chung (1)	Upgraded to official event
22 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	15,000	David Graham (1)
29 Mar	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	16,500	Isao Katsumata (1)
5 Apr	Taiwan Open	Taiwan	12,000	Chang Chung-fa (1)
12 Apr	Korea Open	South Korea	12,000	Han Chang-sang (1)	New to Asia Golf Circuit
19 Apr	Yomiuri International	Japan	21,500	David Graham (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[3][4]

Position	Player	Points
1	Ben Arda	120
2	David Graham	104
3	Hsieh Min-Nan	100
4	Hsieh Yung-yo	99

Notes

1. 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.