Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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Kuo Chie-Hsiung is a Taiwan
ese professional golfer
.
Kuo played on the Japan Golf Tour
, winning four times. He also played throughout Asia, winning many tournaments.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
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Kuo played on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
, winning four times. He also played throughout Asia, winning many tournaments.
Japan Golf Tour wins
- 1978 Dunlop International Open
- 1979 Jun ClassicJun ClassicThe Gene Sarazen Jun Classic has been a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1977 to 1999. It was played at the Jun Classic Country Club and the Rope Club in Tochigi prefecture .-Winners:Gene Sarazen Jun Classic*1999 Hajime Meshiai...
, Golf Digest TournamentGolf Digest TournamentThe Golf Digest Tournament was a golf tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1971 and was part of the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1997. It was played in October at the Tomei Country Club in Shizuoka.-Winners:Golf Digest Tournament*1997 Brandt Jobe...
, Japan OpenJapan Open Golf ChampionshipThe is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2011, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million...
Other wins
- 1967 ROC PGA Championship
- 1972 ROC PGA Championship
- 1974 Indian Open, Taiwan OpenTaiwan Open (golf)The Taiwan Open was the national open golf tournament of Taiwan. It was also known as the Republic of China Open or simply the ROC Open. It was founded in 1965 and played annually through 2006. It was an Asian Tour event from 1999 to 2006.-Winners:...
, ROC PGA Championship - 1975 Philippine OpenPhilippine Open (golf)The Philippine Open is one of the world's longest running men's golf tournaments. First held in 1913, it is also Asia's oldest golf tournament and Asia's oldest national golf open...
, Taiwan OpenTaiwan Open (golf)The Taiwan Open was the national open golf tournament of Taiwan. It was also known as the Republic of China Open or simply the ROC Open. It was founded in 1965 and played annually through 2006. It was an Asian Tour event from 1999 to 2006.-Winners:...
, Korea OpenKorea OpenThe Kolon Korea Open, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional golf tournament that has been held annually in South Korea since 1958.... - 1977 Kaeshiung Open
- 1978 Kaeshiung Open, Indonesia Open
- 1980 Hong Kong OpenHong Kong Open (golf)The Hong Kong Open is a golf tournament which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. It was founded in 1959 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since 2001...
, Taiwan OpenTaiwan Open (golf)The Taiwan Open was the national open golf tournament of Taiwan. It was also known as the Republic of China Open or simply the ROC Open. It was founded in 1965 and played annually through 2006. It was an Asian Tour event from 1999 to 2006.-Winners:... - 1986 Chiang Kei-Shek Centennial Tournament
- 1987 Tansui Open
- 1988 Mercuries Taiwan MastersMercuries Taiwan MastersThe Mercuries Taiwan Masters is an annual golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was founded in 1987 and has been and Asian Tour event since 2000.-Winners:*2011 Lu Wei-chih - *2010 Pariya Junhasavasdikul - *2009 Lin Wen-tang - *2008 Lu Wen-teh -...
- 1989 BMW Open, Pead Hieight Open
Senior wins
- 1991 Kanshiung Open
- 1992 Japan BMW Seniors Open
- 1993 Japan Nagoya TV Cup Seniors
- 1995 Japan Nagoya TV Cup Seniors, The 1st Kuo-Hua Match Play, PGA Senior/Ladys Championship
- 1999 PGA Senior/Ladys Championship