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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]

Date Tournament Country Winner Notes Refs
23–26 Feb Philippine Open Philippines Taiwan Hsu Sheng-san (a) [3]
2–5 Mar Singapore Open Singapore Philippines Ben Arda [4]
9–12 Mar Malayan Open Malaysia Philippines Ireneo Legaspi [5]
16–19 Mar Thailand Open Thailand Japan Tomoo Ishii [6]
23–26 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Australia Peter Thomson [7]
30 Mar – 2 Apr Republic of China Open Taiwan Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo [8]
6–9 Apr Yomiuri International Japan Japan Mitsutaka Kono [9]
13–16 Apr Indian Open India Japan Kenji Hosoishi Associate event [10]
20–23 Apr Kenya Open Kenya England Guy Wolstenholme Associate event [11]

Final standings

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

# Player Points
1 Taiwan Lu Liang-huan 90.5[12]
2 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo
3 Japan Tomoo Ishii
4 Taiwan 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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