{{Short description|Filipino golfer}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Ben Arda | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = Bantam Ben, Toy Tiger, Mighty Mouse<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670306-1.2.99.1 |title=Arda wins Singapore Open |date=6 March 1967 |newspaper=The Straits Times |page=20 |access-date=28 January 2020 |archive-date=28 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128195905/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670306-1.2.99.1 |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|6|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Cebu]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippine Islands]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|12|20|1929|6|13|df=y}} | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.69|precision=0}} | weight = | nationality = {{flag|Philippines|1936}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | status = Professional | yearpro = | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = | extour = [[PGA of Japan Tour]]<br>[[Asia Golf Circuit]] | prowins = 15 | japwins = 4 | asiawins = 8 (Asia Golf Circuit) | otherwins = 5 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = CUT: 1962 | usopen = DNP | open = CUT: 1972 | pga = DNP | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = [[Asia Golf Circuit#Order of Merit winners|Asia Golf Circuit<br>Order of Merit winner]] | year1 = [[1970 Asia Golf Circuit|1970]] | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Ben Arda''' (13 June 1929 – 20 December 2006) was a Filipino [[professional golfer]].
== Professional career == Arda, known as ''Bantam Ben'' and ''the Toy Tiger''<ref name=alliss>{{cite book |title=The Who's Who of Golf |first=Peter |last=Alliss |authorlink=Peter Alliss |publisher=[[Orbis Publishing]] |year=1983 |isbn=0-85613-520-8 |page=360}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/sports/view/20061221-39494/Golf_great_Bantam_Ben_Arda_dies%2C_77 |title=Golf great Bantam Ben Arda dies, 77 |first=Musong R. |last=Castillo |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |page=A23 |date=21 December 2006 |accessdate=2010-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001194619/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/sports/view/20061221-39494/Golf_great_Bantam_Ben_Arda_dies,_77 |archive-date=1 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won nine tournaments on the [[Asia Golf Circuit]], including the [[Philippine Open (golf)|Philippine Open]] three times, and headed the points list in 1970.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19700420-1.1.21 |title=Arda tops circuit |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=20 April 1970 |page=21 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> He also won four times on the [[Japan Golf Tour]] and played in the [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] 16 times,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://worldcup.pgatour.com/playerappearances.aspx |title=Most appearances in World Cup history |work=[[PGA Tour]] |accessdate=2010-07-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128100134/http://worldcup.pgatour.com/playerappearances.aspx |archivedate=2009-11-28 }}</ref> recording a best finish of 2nd place in 1977 with playing partner [[Rudy Lavares]].
==Professional wins (15)== ===PGA of Japan Tour wins (4)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|27 May [[1973 PGA of Japan Tour|1973]] |[[Dunlop Tournament (Japan)|Dunlop Tournament]] |−8 (71-69-70-70=280) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|30 Sep 1973 |[[Japan Open Golf Championship]] |−11 (68-74-69-66=277) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|25 Apr [[1976 PGA of Japan Tour|1976]] |[[Sobu International Open]]<sup>1</sup> |−11 (69-68-70-70=277) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Chen Chien-chung]] |- |align=center|4 |align=right|24 Apr [[1977 PGA of Japan Tour|1977]] |[[Dunlop International Open]]<sup>1</sup> (2) |−6 (72-71-67-72=282) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Terry Kendall]], {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsuneyuki Nakajima]] |} <sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the [[Asia Golf Circuit]]
===Asia Golf Circuit wins (8)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|17 Feb [[1963 Far East Circuit|1963]] |[[Philippine Open (golf)|Philippine Open]] | +1 (71-74-74-70=289) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Teruo Sugihara]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|5 Mar [[1967 Far East Circuit|1967]] |[[Singapore Open (golf)|Singapore Open]] |−2 (70-69-71-72=282) |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideyo Sugimoto]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|8 Mar [[1970 Asia Golf Circuit|1970]] |[[Malaysian Open (golf)|Malaysian Open]] |−15 (69-68-68-68=273) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Woolbank]] |- |align=center|4 |align=right|11 Mar [[1973 Asia Golf Circuit|1973]] |[[Singapore Open (golf)|Singapore Open]] (2) |E (71-68-72-73=284) |Playoff |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Norman Wood (golfer)|Norman Wood]] |- |align=center|5 |align=right|17 Mar [[1974 Asia Golf Circuit|1974]] |[[Indonesia Open (golf)|Indonesia Open]] |−5 (73-71-70-69=283) |Playoff |{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsu Chi-san]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] |- |align=center|6 |align=right|7 Mar [[1976 Asia Golf Circuit|1976]] |[[Thailand Open (golf)|Thailand Open]] |−18 (66-70-65-69=270) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|THA}} [[Sukree Onsham]] |- |align=center|7 |align=right|25 Apr 1976 |[[Sobu International Open]]<sup>1</sup> |−11 (69-68-70-70=277) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Chen Chien-chung]] |- |align=center|8 |align=right|24 Apr [[1977 Asia Golf Circuit|1977]] |[[Dunlop International Open]]<sup>1</sup> (2) |−6 (72-71-67-72=282) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Terry Kendall]], {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsuneyuki Nakajima]] |} <sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the [[PGA of Japan Tour]]
'''Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (3–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |[[1967 Far East Circuit|1967]] |[[Singapore Open (golf)|Singapore Open]] |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Hideyo Sugimoto]] |Won with par on second extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|2 |[[1973 Asia Golf Circuit|1973]] |[[Singapore Open (golf)|Singapore Open]] |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Norman Wood (golfer)|Norman Wood]] |Won with par on third extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|3 |[[1974 Asia Golf Circuit|1974]] |[[Indonesia Open (golf)|Indonesia Open]] |{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsu Chi-san]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] |Won with par on sixth extra hole<br>Hsu eliminated by par on first hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|4 |[[1975 Asia Golf Circuit|1975]] |[[Taiwan Open (golf)|Taiwan Open]] |{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Min-Nan]], {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Kuo Chie-Hsiung]] |Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole |}
===Other wins (5)=== ''This list may be incomplete'' *1961 [[Philippine Open (golf)|Philippine Open]] *1969 [[Indian Open (golf)|Indian Open]] *1976 [[Philippine Masters]] *1977 [[Philippine Masters]] *1979 [[Philippine Open (golf)|Philippine Open]]
==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1962 !1963 !1964 !1965 !1966 !1967 !1968 !1969 !1970 !1971 !1972 |- |align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[The Open Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 Open Championship)<br> ''Note: Arda never played in the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] or the [[PGA Championship]].''
==Team appearances== ''This list is incomplete'' *[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing the Philippines): [[1956 Canada Cup|1956]], [[1958 Canada Cup|1958]], [[1960 Canada Cup|1960]], [[1961 Canada Cup|1961]], [[1962 Canada Cup|1962]], [[1963 Canada Cup|1963]], [[1964 Canada Cup|1964]], [[1965 Canada Cup|1965]], [[1966 Canada Cup|1966]], [[1967 World Cup (men's golf)|1967]], [[1969 World Cup (men's golf)|1969]], [[1970 World Cup (men's golf)|1970]], [[1971 World Cup (men's golf)|1971]], [[1972 World Cup (men's golf)|1972]], [[1975 World Cup (men's golf)|1975]], [[1977 World Cup (men's golf)|1977]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{JapanTour player|10245}}
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