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1966 Far East Circuit

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1966 Far East Circuit season
Duration24 February 1966 (1966-02-24) – 10 April 1966 (1966-04-10)
Number of official events7
Order of MeritTaiwan Lu Liang-Huan
1965
1967

The 1966 Far East Circuit was the fifth season of the Far East Circuit, the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1966 season.[1][2][3][4]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
27 Feb Philippine Open Philippines MS$105,000 Philippines Luis Silverio (a) (1)
6 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 15,000 New Zealand Ross Newdick (1)
13 Mar Malayan Open Malaya 15,000 South Africa Harold Henning (1)
20 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 15,000 Japan Tadashi Kitta (1)
27 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 10,000 Australia Frank Phillips (4)
3 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 15,000 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (2) New to Far East Circuit
10 Apr Yomiuri International Japan 15,000 Republic of Ireland Hugh Boyle (n/a)

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5]

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan 126

Notes

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  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.

References

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  1. ^ "Final golf tourney". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 April 1966. p. 32. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Manila results won't count for overall prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 March 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "The Philippine Open WILL count towards circuit prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 March 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  5. ^ "Boyle triumphs in the Yomiuri". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 April 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via National Library Board.