1963 Far East Circuit

Golf tour season December 2023 1963 Far East Circuit 1963 2 14 y – 1963 3 25 y 5One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled. Order of Merit AUS Kel Nagle 1962 1964 The 1963 Far East Circuit was the second season of the Far East Circuit, the main professional golf tour in Asia since it was established in 1961. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1963 season.Canadian ace on Far East circuit The Straits Times Singapore 23 January 1963 19 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630314-1.1.15 National Library Board 3 March 2020Golf Records, Facts and Champions Guinness Steel, Donald 1987 153–155 0851128475 https://archive.org/details/golfrecordsfacts0000stee/ Archive.org 16 December 2023 limited Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winnertotals 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. Notes 17 Feb Philippine Open Philippines MS$30,000 PHI 1936 Ben Arda (1) 24 Feb Singapore Open Singapore 11,300 ZAF 1928 Alan Brookes (1) 3 Mar Malayan Open Malaya £A4,375 AUS Bill Dunk (1) 10 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 11,500 TWN Hsieh Yung-yo (1) 17 Mar Osaka Open Japan – CancelledOsaka Open postponed Four inches on snow on course, more falling The Straits Times Singapore 14 March 1963 15 Reuter https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630314-1.1.15 National Library Board 3 March 2020 New tournament 25 Mar Yomiuri International Japan 15,000 USA Doug Sanders (n/a) Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.Nagle takes circuit prize The Straits Times Singapore 26 March 1963 17 Reuter https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19630326-1.1.17 National Library Board 3 March 2020 Position Player Points1 AUS Kel Nagle 732 TWN Hsieh Yung-yo 623 AUS Alan Murray 614 JPN 1870 Tomoo Ishii 60 Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Far East Circuit Far East Circuit