1963 Far East Circuit

The 1963 Far East Circuit was the second season of golf tournaments that comprised the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit.[1]

The circuit consisted of five tournaments over six weeks, and was formed from the national open championships of the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong along with the Yomiuri Shimbun sponsored Yomiuri International in Tokyo, Japan. A new tournament was scheduled to be held in Osaka, Japan, in the week between Hong Kong and Tokyo,[2] but it was cancelled due to the course being covered in snow.[3]

Australian Kel Nagle was the overall circuit champion.[4]

Schedule

The table below shows the 1963 Far East Circuit schedule.[2]

Date	Tournament	Country	Winner	Notes	Refs
14–17 Feb	Philippine Open	Philippines	Ben Arda		[5]
21–24 Feb	Singapore Open	Singapore	Alan Brookes		[6]
28 Feb – 3 Mar	Malayan Open	Malaysia	Bill Dunk		[7]
7–10 Mar	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	Hsieh Yung-yo		[8]
14–17 Mar	Osaka Open	Japan	Cancelled	New tournament	[3]
22–25 Mar	Yomiuri International	Japan	Doug Sanders		[9]

Final standings

In a change from the inaugural season, the Far East Circuit standings were based on a points system.

#	Player	Points[4]
1	Kel Nagle	73
2	Hsieh Yung-yo	62
3	Alan Murray	61
4	Tomoo Ishii	60

References

1. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. pp. 153–155. ISBN 0851128475.
2. "Canadian ace on Far East circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 January 1963. p. 19. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
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.
5. Becker, Don (18 February 1963). "Arda wins PI Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 15. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
6. "Brookes (9 under par) wins big golf". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 February 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
7. "Dunk Brilliant in Golf Win". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Reuter. 4 March 1963. p. 20. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
8. "Yung Yo is new HK Open champ". The Straits Times. Singapore. Reuter. 11 March 1963. p. 17. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
9. "Sanders's Tokio win". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. Reuter. 26 March 1963. p. 6. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.