1976 - Men Asia
The winners in the category "1976 - Men Asia" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Asia
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Played as the Hong Kong Open. Won by Ho (Taiw). [Hong Kong GC, Fanling; composite of 10 holes from Eden course, 8 from the New; at the time known as Royal Hong Kong GC].
Asia
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Played as the Indian Open. Second-placed Brian Jones (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Thomson (Aus), who claimed a record third win in the Indian Open. [Royal Calcutta GC, Kolkata, West Bengal, India].
Asia
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Played as the Indonesian Open (March 18-21; Asian circuit event). Second-placed Chi-hsiung Kuo (Taiw) finished 4 shots behind Aye (Burma); the veteran Burmese golfer recorded his first win on the Asian circuit. [Jaya Ancol GC, Jakarta, Indonesia; course now permanently closed].
Asia
KPGA
Played as the Korea Open (April 15-18; Asian circuit event). Won by Takahashi (Jpn). [Anyang CC, Gunpo, Gyeonggi, S Korea; now called Anyang Benest CC].
Asia
KPGA
Played as the KPGA Championship (Sept 21-24; Korean Tr event). Chang-sang Hahn (S Kor) and Il-ahn Lee (S Kor) finished in second place behind Seung-hak Kim (S Kor). [Taenung CC, nr Seoul, S Korea].
Asia
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Played as the Malaysian Open. Hsu (Taiw) beat Mya Aye (Burma) with a par at the third playoff hole. [Old course, Royal Selangor GC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia].
Asia
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Played as the Philippine Open. Won by Mancao (Phil). [East course, Wack Wack G&CC, Manila, Philippines].
Asia
Rolex
Played as the Rolex Masters (Asian circuit event). Second-placed Swee Chew Lim (Sing) finished 5 shots behind Marimuthu Mayalagan (Sing). [Bukit course, Singapore Island CC, Singapore].
Asia
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Played as the Singapore Open. Won by Uchida (Jpn). [Bukit course, Singapore Island CC, Singapore].
Asia
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Played as the China Open. Won by Hsu (Taiw). [Kaohsiung G&CC, Kaohsiung City, South Taiwan].
Asia
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Played as the Thailand Open (Asian circuit event). Won by Arda (Phil).
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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