1966 Far East Circuit

Golf tour season December 2023 1966 Far East Circuit 1966 2 24 y – 1966 4 10 y 7 Order of Merit TWN Lu Liang-Huan 1965 1967 The 1966 Far East Circuit was the fifth 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 1966 season.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128651825 Final golf tourney The Canberra Times Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 6 April 1966 32 16 December 2023 Trovehttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19660304-1.2.135 Manila results won't count for overall prize The Straits Times Singapore 4 March 1966 19 8 March 2020 National Library Boardhttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19660314-1.2.141 The Philippine Open WILL count towards circuit prize The Straits Times Singapore 14 March 1966 20 16 December 2023 National Library BoardGolf 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 27 Feb Philippine Open Philippines MS$105,000 PHI 1936 Luis Silverio (a) (1) 6 Mar Singapore Open Singapore 15,000 NZL Ross Newdick (1) 13 Mar Malayan Open Malaya 15,000 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning (1) 20 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 15,000 JPN 1870 Tadashi Kitta (1) 27 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 10,000 AUS Frank Phillips (4) 3 Apr Taiwan Open Taiwan 15,000 TWN Lu Liang-Huan (2) New to Far East Circuit 10 Apr Yomiuri International Japan 15,000 IRL Hugh Boyle (n/a) Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19660411-1.2.103.9 Boyle triumphs in the Yomiuri The Straits Times Singapore 11 April 1966 19 16 December 2023 National Library Board Position Player Points1 TWN Lu Liang-Huan 126 Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Far East Circuit Far East Circuit