1964 Far East Circuit

The 1964 Far East Circuit was the third season of golf tournaments that comprised the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Hsieh Yung-yo of Taiwan was the overall circuit champion.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1964 Far East Circuit schedule. There were two changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Capitol Hills Open in the Philippines and the withdrawal of the Yomiuri International from the circuit due to scheduling issues, which meant the circuit remained at five tournaments.[2]

DateTournamentCountryWinnerNotesRefs
20–23 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippinesAustralia Peter Thomson[3]
27 Feb – 1 MarCapitol Hills OpenPhilippinesJapan Tomoo IshiiNew tournament[4]
5–8 MarSingapore OpenSingaporeAustralia Ted Ball[5]
12–15 MarMalayan OpenMalaysiaJapan Tomoo Ishii[6]
19–22 MarHong Kong OpenHong KongTaiwan Hsieh Yung-yo[7]

Final standings

The Far East Circuit standings were based on a points system.

PlacePlayerPoints
1Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo94
2Japan Tomoo Ishii
3Australia Peter Thomson
4Japan Tadashi Kitta

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "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.
  3. "Thomson wins PI Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 February 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "Ishii wins Capitol". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 March 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Singapore Open to Ted Ball". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 March 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Ishii's Title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 16 March 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Murray loses to Hsieh in play off". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 23 March 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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