# Ben Arda

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Filipino golfer

Ben Arda Personal information Nickname Bantam Ben, Toy Tiger, Mighty Mouse[1] Born (1929-06-13)13 June 1929 Cebu, Philippine Islands Died 20 December 2006(2006-12-20) (aged 77) Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Sporting nationality Philippines Career Status Professional Former tours PGA of Japan Tour Asia Golf Circuit Professional wins 15 Number of wins by tour Japan Golf Tour 4 Asian Tour 8 (Asia Golf Circuit) Other 5 Best results in major championships Masters Tournament CUT: 1962 PGA Championship DNP U.S. Open DNP The Open Championship CUT: 1972 Achievements and awards Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit winner 1970

**Ben Arda** (13 June 1929 – 20 December 2006) was a Filipino [professional golfer](/source/Professional_golfer).

## Professional career

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](/source/Masters_Tournament) and [The Open Championship](/source/The_Open_Championship).[3] He won nine tournaments on the [Asia Golf Circuit](/source/Asia_Golf_Circuit), including the [Philippine Open](/source/Philippine_Open_(golf)) three times, and headed the points list in 1970.[4] He also won four times on the [Japan Golf Tour](/source/Japan_Golf_Tour) and played in the [World Cup](/source/World_Cup_(men's_golf)) 16 times,[5] recording a best finish of 2nd place in 1977 with playing partner [Rudy Lavares](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rudy_Lavares&action=edit&redlink=1).

## Professional wins (15)

### PGA of Japan Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up 1 27 May 1973 Dunlop Tournament −8 (71-69-70-70=280) 4 strokes Masashi Ozaki 2 30 Sep 1973 Japan Open Golf Championship −11 (68-74-69-66=277) 2 strokes Isao Aoki 3 25 Apr 1976 Sobu International Open1 −11 (69-68-70-70=277) 4 strokes Chen Chien-chung 4 24 Apr 1977 Dunlop International Open1 (2) −6 (72-71-67-72=282) 2 strokes Terry Kendall, Tsuneyuki Nakajima

1Co-sanctioned by the [Asia Golf Circuit](/source/Asia_Golf_Circuit)

### Asia Golf Circuit wins (8)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up 1 17 Feb 1963 Philippine Open +1 (71-74-74-70=289) 3 strokes Teruo Sugihara 2 5 Mar 1967 Singapore Open −2 (70-69-71-72=282) Playoff Hideyo Sugimoto 3 8 Mar 1970 Malaysian Open −15 (69-68-68-68=273) 1 stroke Tim Woolbank 4 11 Mar 1973 Singapore Open (2) E (71-68-72-73=284) Playoff Norman Wood 5 17 Mar 1974 Indonesia Open −5 (73-71-70-69=283) Playoff Hsu Chi-san, Graham Marsh 6 7 Mar 1976 Thailand Open −18 (66-70-65-69=270) 4 strokes Sukree Onsham 7 25 Apr 1976 Sobu International Open1 −11 (69-68-70-70=277) 4 strokes Chen Chien-chung 8 24 Apr 1977 Dunlop International Open1 (2) −6 (72-71-67-72=282) 2 strokes Terry Kendall, Tsuneyuki Nakajima

1Co-sanctioned by the [PGA of Japan Tour](/source/PGA_of_Japan_Tour)

**Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (3–1)**

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1967 Singapore Open Hideyo Sugimoto Won with par on second extra hole 2 1973 Singapore Open Norman Wood Won with par on third extra hole 3 1974 Indonesia Open Hsu Chi-san, Graham Marsh Won with par on sixth extra hole Hsu eliminated by par on first hole 4 1975 Taiwan Open Hsieh Min-Nan, Kuo Chie-Hsiung Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole

### Other wins (5)

*This list may be incomplete*

- 1961 [Philippine Open](/source/Philippine_Open_(golf))

- 1969 [Indian Open](/source/Indian_Open_(golf))

- 1976 [Philippine Masters](/source/Philippine_Masters)

- 1977 [Philippine Masters](/source/Philippine_Masters)

- 1979 [Philippine Open](/source/Philippine_Open_(golf))

## Results in major championships

Tournament 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Masters Tournament CUT The Open Championship CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 Open Championship) *Note: Arda never played in the [U.S. Open](/source/U.S._Open_(golf)) or the [PGA Championship](/source/PGA_Championship).*

## Team appearances

*This list is incomplete*

- [World Cup](/source/World_Cup_(men's_golf)) (representing the Philippines): [1956](/source/1956_Canada_Cup), [1958](/source/1958_Canada_Cup), [1960](/source/1960_Canada_Cup), [1961](/source/1961_Canada_Cup), [1962](/source/1962_Canada_Cup), [1963](/source/1963_Canada_Cup), [1964](/source/1964_Canada_Cup), [1965](/source/1965_Canada_Cup), [1966](/source/1966_Canada_Cup), [1967](/source/1967_World_Cup_(men's_golf)), [1969](/source/1969_World_Cup_(men's_golf)), [1970](/source/1970_World_Cup_(men's_golf)), [1971](/source/1971_World_Cup_(men's_golf)), [1972](/source/1972_World_Cup_(men's_golf)), [1975](/source/1975_World_Cup_(men's_golf)), [1977](/source/1977_World_Cup_(men's_golf))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Arda wins Singapore Open"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670306-1.2.99.1). *The Straits Times*. 6 March 1967. p. 20. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200128195905/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670306-1.2.99.1) from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-alliss_2-0)** [Alliss, Peter](/source/Peter_Alliss) (1983). *The Who's Who of Golf*. [Orbis Publishing](/source/Orbis_Publishing). p. 360. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85613-520-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85613-520-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Castillo, Musong R. (21 December 2006). ["Golf great Bantam Ben Arda dies, 77"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121001194619/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/sports/view/20061221-39494/Golf_great_Bantam_Ben_Arda_dies,_77). *[Philippine Daily Inquirer](/source/Philippine_Daily_Inquirer)*. p. A23. Archived from [the original](http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/sports/view/20061221-39494/Golf_great_Bantam_Ben_Arda_dies%2C_77) on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Arda tops circuit"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19700420-1.1.21). *The Straits Times*. Singapore. 20 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Most appearances in World Cup history"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091128100134/http://worldcup.pgatour.com/playerappearances.aspx). *[PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour)*. Archived from [the original](http://worldcup.pgatour.com/playerappearances.aspx) on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2010-07-27.

## External links

- [Ben Arda](https://www.jgto.org/en/player/10245/profile) at the [Japan Golf Tour](/source/Japan_Golf_Tour) official site

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