1963 Far East Circuit season
Duration14 February 1963 (1963-02-14) – 25 March 1963 (1963-03-25)
Number of official events5[a]
Order of MeritAustralia Kel Nagle
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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.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[b] Notes
17 Feb Philippine Open Philippines MS$30,000 Philippines Ben Arda (1)
24 Feb Singapore Open Singapore 11,300 South Africa Alan Brookes (1)
3 Mar Malayan Open Malaya £A4,375 Australia Bill Dunk (1)
10 Mar Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 11,500 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (1)
17 Mar Osaka Open Japan – Cancelled[3] New tournament
25 Mar Yomiuri International Japan 15,000 United States 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.[4]

Position Player Points
1 Australia Kel Nagle 73
2 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo 62
3 Australia Alan Murray 61
4 Japan Tomoo Ishii 60

Notes

  1. ^ A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Canadian ace on Far East circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 January 1963. p. 19. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – 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. ^ "Osaka Open postponed | Four inches on snow on course, more falling". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 14 March 1963. p. 15. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Nagle takes circuit prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 26 March 1963. p. 17. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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