1967 Far East Circuit

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1967 Far East Circuit season
Duration23 February 1967 (1967-02-23) – 9 April 1967 (1967-04-09)
Number of official events7
Order of Merit Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan
1966
1968

The 1967 Far East Circuit was the sixth 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 1967 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
26 Feb Philippine Open PhilippinesMS$104,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Sheng-san (a) (1)
5 Mar Singapore Open Singapore11,600 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda (2)
12 Mar Malaysian Open Malaysia15,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ireneo Legaspi (1)
19 Mar Thailand Open Thailand12,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomoo Ishii (4)
26 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong12,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson (4)
2 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan12,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo (4)
9 Apr Yomiuri International Japan15,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Mitsutaka Kono (1)

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
($)
WinnerNotes
16 Apr Indian Open India Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kenji Hosoishi
23 Apr Kenya Open Kenya Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme

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 Lu Liang-Huan 91
2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo
3 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoo Ishii
4 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kuo Chie-Hsiung

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. "Seven events in F-E circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuters. 10 April 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 12 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. "Thompson equal third". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. AAP-Reuters. 10 April 1967. p. 25. Retrieved 12 March 2020 via Newspapers.com.