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1967 Far East Circuit

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1967 Far East Circuit

The 1967 Far East Circuit was the sixth season of the Far East Circuit, the main professional golf tour in Asia since 1961. The season ran from February 23 to April 9, 1967 and included seven official events plus a couple of unofficial events sanctioned by the circuit.

Schedule of official events and winners
- February 26 – Philippine Open (Philippines): Hsu Sheng-san (Taiwan) won
- March 5 – Singapore Open (Singapore): Ben Arda (Philippines) won
- March 12 – Malaysian Open (Malaysia): Ireneo Legaspi (Philippines) won
- March 19 – Thailand Open (Thailand): Tomoo Ishii (Japan) won
- March 26 – Hong Kong Open (Hong Kong): Peter Thomson (Australia) won
- April 2 – Taiwan Open (Taiwan): Hsieh Yung-yo (Taiwan) won
- April 9 – Yomiuri International (Japan): Mitsutaka Kono (Japan) won

Unofficial events
- These events were sanctioned by the Far East Circuit but did not carry official prize money. Winners included:
- Indian Open (India): Kenji Hosoishi
- Kenya Open (Kenya): Guy Wolstenholme

Order of Merit
- The Order of Merit was decided by a points system based on results during the season.
- 1st place: Lu Liang-Huan (Taiwan) — 91 points
- 2nd: Hsieh Yung-yo (Taiwan)
- 3rd: Tomoo Ishii (Japan)
- 4th: Kuo Chie-Hsiung (Taiwan)

Notes
- The Far East Circuit was the region’s main professional golf tour, a precursor to the Asia Golf Circuit.


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