Saturday, September 27, 2008

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

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