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 winsJapan Tomoo Ishii (2)
Order of MeritTaiwan 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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
23 Feb Philippine Open Philippines ₱20,000 Australia Peter Thomson (2)
1 Mar Capitol Hills Open Philippines 5,000 Japan Tomoo Ishii (1) New tournament
8 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 10,000 Australia Ted Ball (1)
15 Mar Malayan Open Malaya 10,000 Japan Tomoo Ishii (2)
22 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 11,500 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (2)

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.[3]

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo 94
2 Japan Tomoo Ishii
3 Australia Peter Thomson
4 Japan Tadashi Kitta

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. ^ "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.