Yani Tseng

Yani Tseng is a professional golfer from Taiwan currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

Amateur career

Tseng was the top-ranked amateur in Taiwan from 2004 to 2006. The highlight of her amateur career was winning the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, defeating Michelle Wie in the final, 1 up.


* 2003 Won - Callaway Junior Golf Championship
* 2004 2nd place - Callaway Junior Golf Championship
* 2004 Won - U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
* 2005 Won - North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship
* 2005 Semi-finalist - U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
* 2005 2nd place - North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship

Professional career

Tseng turned professional in January 2007. She competed on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and won the DLF Women’s Indian Open.
She also competed on the CN Canadian Women’s Tour, where she won the CN Canadian Women’s Tour at Vancouver Golf Club.

After finishing sixth in the final LPGA Qualifying Tournament in December 2007, Tseng earned full playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for 2008. In June 2008, she claimed her first LPGA tour victory — the LPGA Championship — to become the first player from Taiwan to win an LPGA major tournament. At age 19, she was also the youngest player to win the LPGA Championship and the second-youngest player to win an LPGA major.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour

*2008 LPGA Championship

Other

* 2007 DLF Women’s Indian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Tour at Vancouver Golf Club

Results in LPGA majors

DNP = did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Wang Ter-chang

Wang Ter-chang is a Taiwanese golfer who plays mainly on the Asian Tour. He turned professional in 1985 and has won four Asian Tour titles.

Professional wins

Asian Tour
*1997 Ta Shee Open Championship
*1999 Myanmar Open
*2005 Macau Open
*2006 Brunei Open
Other
*1991 Mercuries Masters
*1992
The above two wins occurred before founding of the formal Asian Tour.

Tze-Ming Chen

Tze-Ming Chen is a Taiwanese professional golfer. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.M. Chen. His younger brother, Tze-Chung Chen, is also a professional golfer.

Chen was born in Taipei. He turned professional in 1978. He won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. His best finish in a was a T3 in the 1985 PGA Championship.

Japan Golf Tour wins

*1982 KBC Augusta
*1983 Chunichi Crowns, Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
*1985 Pepsi Ube Open
*1987 Pepsi Ube Open
*1992 Daiichi Cup, Pocari Sweat Open, Daiwa KBC Augusta,

Other wins

''this list may be incomplete''
*1981
*1985

Senior wins

''this list may be incomplete''
*2002 Japan PGA Senior Championship
*2003 Castle Hill Open

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Tze-Chung Chen

Tze-Chung Chen is a Taiwanese golfer. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.C. Chen. His older brother, Tze-Ming Chen, is also a professional golfer.

At the 1985 , he scored the first albatross/double-eagle in U.S. Open history and tied the record low scores for the championship at that time after 36 holes and 54 holes , but he fell away in the final round and finished tied for second, one shot behind Andy North. His fourth round included a "double-par" eight that featured a chip shot that he hit twice in one swing. This became the most well-remembered moment in his golf career, and he is sometimes referred to as "Two Chips" Chen.

He won the 1987 Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour.

He has played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won seven tournaments, and has also appeared occasionally on the European Tour.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

* Los Angeles Open

Japan Golf Tour wins

*1981 Sapporo Tokyu Open
*1985 Dunlop International Open
*1991 Ube Kosan Open
*1992 Jun Classic
*1993 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Daiwa KBC Augusta

Other wins

*1984 King Grapes Classic
*1985 Korean Open
*1989 Mercuries Taiwan Masters, Chang Hwa Open , ROC PGA Championship , Chang Kang Open
*1990 Japan Chunichi Crown Open
*1991 ROC PGA Championship

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Lu Liang-Huan

Lu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.

Lu was born in Taipei. He became the first winner of the in 1959, the tournament devised by former champion Eric Cremin and featuring, among others, and Kel Nagle. He would become a regular winner on the Asian circuit , winning his own country's national Open on two occasions. The also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning eight times.

His finest year was 1971, when he finished runner-up to Lee Trevino in the at Royal Birkdale, then the following week won the at Biarritz. In 1972, he and countryman Hsieh Min-Nan teamed up to win the at Royal Melbourne, Taiwan's sole victory in the event.

Japan Golf Tour wins

*1973-1984 ''7 wins, missing 4''
*1974 Hiroshima Open
*1975 Fujisankei Classic, Hiroshima Open
*1987 Shizuoka Open

Other wins

*1959
*1965
*1966 Republic of China Open
*1971 , Thailand Open, The Crowns Tournament
*1972 , Panama Open
*1974 ,
*1978
*1979 Republic of China Open

Lin Wen-tang

Lin Wen-tang is a golfer. He comes from a golfing family, with his father and uncle both being professionals and two brothers who play with him on the Asian Tour.

Lin turned professional in 1996 and won for the first time as a professional at the 1998 Hsin Fong Open, a non-tour event in his home country. He has played on the Asian Tour since 1998 and has won three Asian Tour titles. His first title came in 2006 at the Taiwan Open. His second Asian Tour victory came in 2007 at the Brunei Open and in 2008 he won the inaugural Asian Tour International in Thailand. In April 2008 he reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Asian Tour wins

*2006 Taiwan Open
*2007 Brunei Open
*2008 Asian Tour International

Lin Keng-chi

Lin Keng-chi is a Taiwanese golfer. He has won five tournaments on the Asian Tour and topped the Tour's money list in 1995. He has also played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour, where he had won three titles. He was a member of Asia's winning 2003 Dynasty Cup team.

Professional wins

Asian Tour
*1995 Tournament Players Championship
*1995 Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship
*1995 Samsung Masters
*2000 Mercuries Taiwan Masters
*2003 Myanmar Open

Japan Golf Tour
*2001 Aiful Cup, ANA Open
*2005 Sega Sammy Cup

Hsieh Min-Nan

Hsieh Min-Nan is a Taiwanese professional golfer.

Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour, 18th on the . He won the 1972 with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the individual title. He won many other tournaments in Asia and won the Asian Circuit Order of Merit three times .

Japan Golf Tour wins

*1974 Okinawa TV Cup
*1975 Kanto Pro Championship
*1978 Shizuoka Open
*1979 Japan PGA Championship
*1980 Sapporo Tokyu Open
*1981 KBC Augusta
*1982 Tokai Classic, Bridgestone Open, Golf Digest Tournament
*1985 Bridgestone ASO Open, NST Niigata Open

Other wins

''this list is incomplete''
*1967 Chunichi Crowns
*1968 Kanto Open
*1972 Bridgestone Open, , Thailand Open
*1973 Republic of China PGA Championship
*1977 Republic of China Open
*1978
*1979 Kuzuha International
*1980
*1982
*1983 Republic Of China PGA Championship

Candie Kung

Candie Kung is an American golfer of Taiwanese descent who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.

Kung has lived in the United States for some time. She was a three-time American Junior Golf Association All-American and was named 1999 AJGA Player of the Year. She won the 2001 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. While at the University of Southern California, Kung was a two-time All-American and won the 2000 Pac-10 Championship.

Professional career

Kung turned professional in August 2001. She initially played on the second tier Futures Tour, and she won the SBC Futures Tour Championship that year. She tied for 15th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to win a place on the main tour for 2002. She had a solid rookie season, finishing 36th on the money list. In 2003 she won her first three LPGA events, and came sixth on the money list. She finished 17th on the money list in 2004, tied for 11th in 2005, and 29th in 2006.

Personal information

Candie is a naturalized US citizen and currently lives in Allen Texas.

LPGA Tour wins

*2003 LPGA Takefuji Classic, Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King, State Farm Classic

Results in LPGA majors

DNP = did not play

WD = withdrew

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Amy Hung

Amy Hung is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.

Amateur achievements

Wins
* 1992 Junior World Golf Championships
* 1993 Greg Norman Junior Masters
* 1994 Greg Norman Junior Masters
* 2003 Republic of China Ladies Open

Professional career

Hung turned professional in October 2003 after finishing tied for 42nd at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament, earning non-exempt status for the 2004 season. She returned to the tournament in 2004 and finished tied for 12th to earn exempt status for 2005.

Her best finish to date on the LPGA Tour is a tie for fifth at the 2007 HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.

On January 20, 2008, Jennifer Rosales and Dorothy Delasin of Team Philippines won the 4th Women's World Cup of golf in Sun City, South Africa, with 4 birdies in the last 4 holes. The duo had a final round of 7-under-par 65 in the best ball, for a 54-hole aggregate of 18-under-par 198. Korea's Ji-Yai Shin and Eun Hee Ji were second on 200 after a final round 67, while Taiwan and Japan tied for third on 203. France's Gwladys Nocera and Virginie Lagoutte-Clement, were fifth on 205 following 67.