1965 Far East Circuit

The 1965 Far East Circuit was the fourth season of the Far East Circuit, the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961.

1965 Far East Circuit season
Duration25 February 1965 (1965-02-25) – 4 April 1965 (1965-04-04)
Number of official events6
Most wins Frank Phillips (2)
Order of Merit Hsieh Yung-yo
1964
1966

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1965 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Notes
28 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines17,500 Lu Liang-Huan (1)
7 MarSingapore OpenSingaporeMS$40,000 Frank Phillips (2)
14 MarMalayan OpenMalayaMS$40,000 Tomoo Ishii (3)
21 MarThailand OpenThailand10,000 Hsieh Yung-yo (3)New tournament
28 MarHong Kong OpenHong Kong10,000 Peter Thomson (3)
4 AprYomiuri InternationalJapan15,000 Frank Phillips (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Hsieh Yung-yo85
2 Frank Phillips75
3 Tadashi Kitta65
4 Hideyo Sugimoto64
5 Tomoo Ishii63.5

Notes

  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

  1. Boudewyn, Norman (24 January 1965). "Top prizes attract top men as Far East golf grows". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 13. Retrieved 19 January 2022 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. "Formosa's Hsieh circuit winner". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuters. 6 April 1965. p. 19. Retrieved 7 March 2020 via National Library Board.
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