The Philippine Open was one of the world's longest-running men's golf tournaments. First held in 1913, it is also Asia's oldest golf tournament.

History

The event was held in a variety of different golf courses around the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

and was an official money event on the

Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor ...

from 1999 to 2015, having previously been a founding tournament on the

Asia Golf Circuit The Asia Golf Circuit was the principal men's professional golf tour in Southeast Asia from the early 1960s through to the mid-late 1990s. The tour was founded in 1961 as the Far East Circuit. The first series of five tournaments was held in 1962 ...

. In March 2006 the

National Golf Association of the Philippines The National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) is the governing body of golf in the Philippines. The NGAP is a member of the International Golf Federation. The first golf association in the country, the Philippine Amateur Golf Associatio ...

granted all marketing rights for the tournament from 2006 to 2010 to the Asian Tour, which announced an aspiration to increase the prize fund from the 2006 level of

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200,000 to $1 millio

In 2014, the prize fund was $300,000. The 1967 event included a full-field of 160 players.

Venues

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Philippine Open in 1913.

Winners

Multiple winners

The players who have won the Philippine Open more than once are the following: *12 wins **Larry Montes (1929, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1941–1944, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1954) *6 wins ** Celestino Tugot (1949, 1955–1958, 1962) *5 wins **J.R.H. Mason (a) (1913, 1914, 1918, 1921, 1927) *3 wins **

Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan (, 10 December 1936 – 15 March 2022), also known as Mister Lu (Mr Lu) to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1987. Earl ...

(1965, 1974, 1978) **

Ben Arda Ben Arda (13 June 1929 – 20 December 2006) was a Filipino professional golfer. Arda, known as ''Bantam Ben'' and ''the Toy Tiger'' because of his small stature, was one of Asia's leading golfers during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first Fil ...

(1961, 1963, 1979) *2 wins **Ian Collier Trotter MacGregor (a) (1919, 1920) **

Norman Von Nida Norman Guy Von Nida (14 February 1914 – 20 May 2007) was an Australian professional golfer. Von Nida was born in Strathfield and grew up in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1933, after attracting attention by winning the 1932 Queensland A ...

(1938, 1939) **

Hsieh Yung-yo Hsieh Yung-yo (, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens. Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, w ...

(1970, 1977) **

Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen (, born 10 December 1953) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Lu had considerable success on the Asia Golf Circuit from 1979 through to the late 1980s, winning ten tournaments, including nine national opens, and capturing the circ ...

(1980, 1983) **

Frankie Miñoza Francisco "Frankie" Miñoza (born 29 December 1959) is a Filipino professional golfer. Miñoza has played extensively in Asia, winning a number of tournaments on the leading Asian and Japanese tours in addition to many lesser events on the local ...

(1998, 2007)

References

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External links

Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site
Asia Golf Circuit events Former Asian Tour events Golf tournaments in the Philippines Recurring sporting events established in 1913 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015 1913 establishments in the Philippines 2015 disestablishments in the Philippines