1964 Far East Circuit

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1964 Far East Circuit season
Duration20 February 1964 (1964-02-20) – 22 March 1964 (1964-03-22)
Number of official events5
Most wins Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomoo Ishii (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo
1963
1965

The 1964 Far East Circuit was the third season of the Far East Circuit, the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1964 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
23 Feb Philippine Open Philippines₱20,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson (2)
1 Mar Capitol Hills Open Philippines5,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomoo Ishii (1)New tournament
8 Mar Singapore Open Singapore10,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Ball (1)
15 Mar Malayan Open Malaya10,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomoo Ishii (2)
22 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong11,500 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo (2)

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo 94
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomoo Ishii
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadashi Kitta

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Far East Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Far East Circuit members.

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References

  1. "Japan is out of this years F-E Circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 January 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 7 March 2020 via National Library Board.
  2. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions . Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN   0851128475 . Retrieved 16 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "1964 Far East Circuit - final". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. 23 March 1964. Retrieved 11 December 2023 via Newspapers.com.