1967 Far East Circuit

The 1967 Far East Circuit was the sixth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Lu Liang-Huan of Taiwan was the overall circuit champion.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1967 Far East Circuit schedule. There were no changes from the previous season except for the addition of two "associate events", the Indian Open and the Kenya Open, which did not count towards the circuit prize.[2]

DateTournamentCountryWinnerNotesRefs
23–26 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippinesTaiwan Hsu Sheng-san (a)[3]
2–5 MarSingapore OpenSingaporePhilippines Ben Arda[4]
9–12 MarMalayan OpenMalaysiaPhilippines Ireneo Legaspi[5]
16–19 MarThailand OpenThailandJapan Tomoo Ishii[6]
23–26 MarHong Kong OpenHong KongAustralia Peter Thomson[7]
30 Mar – 2 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwanTaiwan Hsieh Yung-yo[8]
6–9 AprYomiuri InternationalJapanJapan Mitsutaka Kono[9]
13–16 AprIndian OpenIndiaJapan Kenji HosoishiAssociate event[10]
20–23 AprKenya OpenKenyaEngland Guy WolstenholmeAssociate event[11]

Final standings

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

PlacePlayerPoints
1Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan90.5[12]
2Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo
3Japan Tomoo Ishii
4Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung
5

References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  2. "Seven events in F-E circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 10 April 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. "Title goes to Formosan amateur". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 February 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "Arda wins Singapore Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 6 March 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Last-round Legaspi". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 March 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Ishii wins by four strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Thomson the winner for the third time". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 March 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Hsieh takes the Formosan title". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 3 April 1967. p. 19. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. "It's Kono's title by one stroke". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 10 April 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Hosoishi triumphs". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. "Wolstenholme wins golf". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. AAP-Reuters. 25 April 1967. p. 24. Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Thompson equal third". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. AAP–Reuters. 10 April 1967. p. 25. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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