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.
[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.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (3–1) This list may be incomplete CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 Open Championship) Note: Arda never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.