1966 Far East Circuit

The 1966 Far East Circuit was the fifth season of golf tournaments that comprised the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

Taiwan joined the circuit in 1966, bringing the number of tournaments to seven however later in the season, it was announced that the Philippine Open would not count for the Dunlop sponsored overall circuit prize, so the number of counting events remained at six.[2]

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

Schedule

The table below shows the 1966 Far East Circuit schedule. There was one change from the previous season as the circuit expanded to seven tournaments with the addition of the Republic of China Open.

DateTournamentCountryWinnerNotesRefs
24–27 FebPhilippine OpenPhilippines Luis Silverio (a)Did not count towards circuit standings.[3]
3–6 MarSingapore OpenSingapore Ross Newdick[4]
10–13 MarMalayan OpenMalaysia Harold Henning[5]
17–20 MarThailand OpenThailand Tadashi Kitta[6]
24–27 MarHong Kong OpenHong Kong Frank Phillips[7]
31 Mar – 3 AprRepublic of China OpenTaiwan Lu Liang-huanNew tournament.[8]
7–10 AprYomiuri InternationalJapan Hugh Boyle[9]

Final standings

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

#PlayerPoints
1 Lu Liang-huan126
2
3
4
5
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References
  1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
  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. "Silverio takes PI Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "It's Newdick's open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 March 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Henning triumphs". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 March 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Tadashi Kitta wins Thai open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Phillips takes HK open title". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 March 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  8. "Lu takes Formosan Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 4 April 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  9. "Boyle triumphs in the Yomiuri". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 11 April 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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