Chen Tze-ming
| Chen Tze-ming | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 28 September 1952 Taipei, Taiwan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1978 | ||
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
| Professional wins | 21 | ||
| Highest ranking | 78 (11 October 1987)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 9 | ||
| Other | 10 (regular) 2 (senior) | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1986 | ||
| PGA Championship | T3: 1985 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1986 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1985, 1987, 1993 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Chen Tze-ming (born 28 September 1952) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.M. Chen. His younger brother, Chen Tze-chung, is also a professional golfer.[2]
Chen was born in Taipei. He turned professional in 1978. He won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour; four of those victories were in 1992 when he finished third on the end of year money list.[3] His best finish in a major was a T-3 in the 1985 PGA Championship.[4] He also won seven times on the Asia Golf Circuit and topped the tour's Order of Merit in 1985.[5]
Professional wins (21)
Japan Golf Tour wins (9)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Aug 1982 | KBC Augusta | −7 (68-71-70=209) | 1 stroke |  Hal Sutton
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| 2 | 1 May 1983 | Chunichi Crowns | E (71-67-71-71=280) | Playoff |  Kikuo Arai, David Ishii
|
| 3 | 20 Nov 1983 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −2 (74-71-71-70=286) | Playoff | Tom Watson
|
| 4 | 26 May 1985 | Pepsi Ube Open | −20 (65-71-66-66=268) | 4 strokes | Katsunari Takahashi
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| 5 | 24 May 1987 | Pepsi Ube Open (2) | −10 (69-72-70-67=278) | Playoff | Hiroshi Makino
|
| 6 | 8 Mar 1992 | Daiichi Cup | −11 (66-71-70-70=277) | 1 stroke |  Roger Mackay
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| 7 | 12 Apr 1992 | Pocari Sweat Open | −11 (69-67-66=202)* | 3 strokes | Saburo Fujiki, Yoshinori Kaneko, Hirofumi Miyase, Kiyoshi Murota, Nobuo Serizawa, Koichi Suzuki, Akihito Yokoyama
|
| 8 | 30 Aug 1992 | Daiwa KBC Augusta | −12 (72-69-68-67=276) | Playoff | Bradley Hughes, Norikazu Kawakami
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| 9 | 6 Dec 1992 | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | −8 (72-70-66-72=280) | 1 stroke | Todd Hamilton
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*Note: The 1992 Pocari Sweat Open was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (4–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Chunichi Crowns | Kikuo Arai, David Ishii
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1983 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Tom Watson
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1987 | Pepsi Ube Open | Hiroshi Makino
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1992 | Daiwa KBC Augusta | Bradley Hughes, Norikazu Kawakami
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (7)
- 1980 Korean Open
- 1981 Hong Kong Open, Korean Open
- 1982 Taiwan Open
- 1983 Thailand Open
- 1985 Singapore Open
- 1987 Thai International Thailand Open
Other wins (3)
- this list may be incomplete
- 1978 Malaysian Dunlop Masters (as an amateur)[6][7]
- 1985 Rolex Masters (Singapore)
- 1987 Rolex Masters (Singapore)
Senior wins (2)
this list may be incomplete
- 2002 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 2003 Castle Hill Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T3 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
this list may be incomplete
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1974, 1976 (individual leader, tie)
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing Taiwan): 1985, 1994
- World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1979
References
- ^ "Week 41 1987 Ending 11 Oct 1987" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Ballard, Sarah (16 June 1986). "Golf's own Chen Dynasty". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "1992 Tournament Stats". Japan Golf Tour. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships".
- ^ "Norman claims a $225,000 pot The 'Great White Shark' skins his better-fancied rivals". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 April 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Wins Indians Open". Hazleton Standard-Speaker. Pennsylvania. 13 March 1978. p. 28. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Top Man Puts 'Moresby' In Big Time". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 8 June 1978. p. 28. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
External links
- Chen Tze-ming at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Chen Tze-ming at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile on 2004 Senior PGA Championship site
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