Ben Arda


Ben Arda 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 Filipino to qualify for the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship. He won nine tournaments on the Asia Golf Circuit, including the Philippine Open three times, and headed the points list in 1970. He also won four times on the Japan Golf Tour and played in the World Cup 16 times, recording a best finish of 2nd place in 1977 with playing partner Rudy Lavares.

Professional wins (15)

Japan Golf Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
127 May 1973Dunlop Tournament−8 4 strokes Masashi Ozaki
230 Sep 1973Japan Open Golf Championship−11 2 strokes Isao Aoki
325 Apr 1976Sobu International Open−11 4 strokes Chen Chien-chung
424 Apr 1977Dunlop International Open −6 2 strokes Terry Kendall, Tommy Nakajima

Asia Golf Circuit wins (9)

This list may be incomplete
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Arda never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.

Team appearances

This list is incomplete