Ben Arda (13 June 1929 – 20 December 2006) was a Filipino professional golfer.
Arda, known as Bantam Ben and the Toy Tiger[2] because of his small stature, was one of Asia's leading golfers during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first Filipino to qualify for the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.[3] He won nine tournaments on the Asia Golf Circuit, including the Philippine Open three times, and headed the points list in 1970.[4] He also won four times on the Japan Golf Tour and played in the World Cup 16 times,[5] recording a best finish of 2nd place in 1977 with playing partner Rudy Lavares.
^"Arda wins Singapore Open". The Straits Times. 6 March 1967. p. 20. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
^Castillo, Musong R. (21 December 2006). "Golf great Bantam Ben Arda dies, 77". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. A23. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
^"Arda tops circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
^"Most appearances in World Cup history". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
BenArda (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...
Page 29. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore). "Arda wins S$25,000". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1977. p. 23. Retrieved...
Winner Other tours Notes 24 Apr Dunlop International Open Ibaraki US$80,000 BenArda (4) AGC 1 May Chunichi Crowns Aichi 60,000,000 Graham Marsh (10) 15 May...
Liang-Huan Lost to birdie on third extra hole 2 1974 Indonesia Open BenArda, Hsu Chi-san Arda won with par on sixth extra hole Hsu eliminated by par on first...
Winner Other tours Notes 25 Apr Sobu International Open Chiba US$75,000 BenArda (3) AGC 2 May Chunichi Crowns Aichi 60,000,000 David Graham (n/a) 16 May...
Kanagawa 25,000,000 Isao Aoki (2) 27 May Dunlop Tournament Chiba 15,000,000 BenArda (1) 3 Jun World Friendship Nara 10,000,000 Lu Liang-Huan (1) 17 Jun Sapporo...
p. 11 (18 in paper). Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Google News Archive. "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26...
April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Google News Archive. "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26...
211 (−2). Ishii shot a final round 69 (−2) and won by two over Filipino BenArda. Celestino Tugot, also of the Philippines, was a further shot back at 283...
Purse (US$) Winner Notes 17 Feb Philippine Open Philippines MS$30,000 BenArda (1) 24 Feb Singapore Open Singapore 11,300 Alan Brookes (1) 3 Mar Malayan...
Buckler and Bob Charles Peru Hugo Nari and Wilfredo Uculmana Philippines BenArda and Celestino Tugot Portugal Fernando Pina and Joaquim Rodriguez Puerto...
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