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.

Date	Tournament	Country	Winner	Notes	Refs
24–27 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	Luis Silverio (a)	Did not count towards circuit standings.	[3]
3–6 Mar	Singapore Open	Singapore	Ross Newdick		[4]
10–13 Mar	Malayan Open	Malaysia	Harold Henning		[5]
17–20 Mar	Thailand Open	Thailand	Tadashi Kitta		[6]
24–27 Mar	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	Frank Phillips		[7]
31 Mar – 3 Apr	Republic of China Open	Taiwan	Lu Liang-huan	New tournament.	[8]
7–10 Apr	Yomiuri International	Japan	Hugh Boyle		[9]

Final standings

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

#	Player	Points
1	Lu Liang-huan	126
2
3
4
5

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.