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Ireneo Legaspi was a Filipino professional golfer who regularly campaigned in the Asia Golf Circuit from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.

Known to close friends and family as "Boyong", Legaspi played the tour with many other notable Filipino golfers of that period such as Ben Arda. The highlight of his career was winning the Malaysian Open in 1967.^[1]

He also won several tournaments in the Philippine golf circuit as well which regularly placed him at the top ten Filipino golfers list at his peak in the 1970s.

Health problems took him out of the active professional circuit. He spent his later years teaching the game to numerous students, including free, private lessons to several children in his hometown of Pasig. He continued as a teaching professional until his death in 2006.

Professional wins (1)

Far East Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	12 Mar 1967	Malaysian Open	−2 (73-71-71-71=286)	1 stroke	Toshiaki Sekimizu, Guy Wolstenholme, Haruo Yasuda

Team appearances

Professional

World Cup (representing the Philippines): 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1980

References

^ "Legaspi of Philippines Wins Malaysian Open Golf Title". The New York Times. AP. March 13, 1967. p. 53. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

[1] "Legaspi of Philippines Wins Malaysian Open Golf Title". The New York Times. AP. March 13, 1967. p. 53. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

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-{{notability|Biographies|date=May 2008}}
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-'''Ireneo Legaspi''' was a [[Filipino People|Filipino]] [[professional golfer]] who regularly campaigned in the Asian golf circuit from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
+'''Ireneo Legaspi''' was a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[professional golfer]] who regularly campaigned in the [[Asia Golf Circuit]] from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
-Known to close friends and family as "Boyong", Legaspi played the tour with many other notable Filipino golfers of that period such as Ben Arda. The highlight of his career was winning the [[Malaysian Open]] in 1967.
+Known to close friends and family as "Boyong", Legaspi played the tour with many other notable Filipino golfers of that period such as [[Ben Arda]]. The highlight of his career was winning the [[Malaysian Open (golf)|Malaysian Open]] in 1967.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/03/13/archives/legaspi-of-philippines-wins-malaysian-open-golf-title.html |title=Legaspi of Philippines Wins Malaysian Open Golf Title |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 13, 1967 |agency=AP |page=53 |accessdate=March 25, 2020}}</ref>
 He also won several tournaments in the Philippine golf circuit as well which regularly placed him at the top ten Filipino golfers list at his peak in the 1970s.
+Health problems took him out of the active professional circuit.  He spent his later years teaching the game to numerous students, including free, private lessons to several children in his hometown of [[Pasig]]. He continued as a teaching professional until his death in 2006.
-Though he was not very long off the tee, he was quite a solid ball striker and an excellent putter who performed consistently well in many of the tournaments he played in -- both internationally and in the Philippines.
+==Professional wins (1)==
-Unfortunately, health problems took him out of the active professional circuit and he spent his later years teaching the game to numerous students -- including free, private lessons to several children in his hometown of [[Pasig]]. He continued as a teaching professional until his passing in 2006.
+===Far East Circuit wins (1)===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+!No.
+!Date
+!Tournament
+!Winning score
+!Margin of<br>victory
+!Runners-up
+|-
+|align=center|1
+|align=right|12 Mar [[1967 Far East Circuit|1967]]
+|[[Malaysian Open (golf)|Malaysian Open]]
+|−2 (73-71-71-71=286)
+|1 stroke
+|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Toshiaki Sekimizu]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Guy Wolstenholme]],<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Haruo Yasuda]]
+|}
+==Team appearances==
-[[Category:Filipino people]]
+'''Professional'''
-[[Category:Filipino golfers]]
+*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing the Philippines): [[1968 World Cup (men's golf)|1968]], [[1972 World Cup (men's golf)|1972]], [[1973 World Cup (men's golf)|1973]], [[1974 World Cup (men's golf)|1974]], [[1980 World Cup (men's golf)|1980]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Legaspi, Ireneo}}
+[[Category:Filipino male golfers]]
+[[Category:People from Pasig]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Metro Manila]]
 [[Category:2006 deaths]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing]]