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1965 Far East Circuit

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

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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
28 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 17,500 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (1)
7 Mar Singapore Open Singapore MS$40,000 Australia Frank Phillips (2)
14 Mar Malayan Open Malaya MS$40,000 Japan Tomoo Ishii (3)
21 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 10,000 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (3) New tournament
28 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 10,000 Australia Peter Thomson (3)
4 Apr Yomiuri International Japan 15,000 Australia Frank Phillips (3)

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Points
1 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo 85
2 Australia Frank Phillips 75
3 Japan Tadashi Kitta 65
4 Japan Hideyo Sugimoto 64
5 Japan Tomoo Ishii 63.5

Notes

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  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

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  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.