Lin Wen-tang

Lin Wen-tang
林文堂
Lin Wen-tang; 林文堂
Personal information
Full name	Lin Wen-tang
Born	28 June 1974 (age 50); Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sporting nationality	Taiwan
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Career
Turned professional	1996
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	10
Highest ranking	47 (4 January 2009)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	6
Other	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2009
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP

Lin Wen-tang (Chinese: 林文堂, born 28 June 1974) is a Taiwanese professional 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 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 four titles, his first coming 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, Lin reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings, and then in November, he recorded the biggest win of his career at the UBS Hong Kong Open, a European Tour co-sanctioned event, defeating Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari in a playoff. The win earned Lin a two-year exemption on the European Tour.

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	23 Nov 2008 (2009 season)	UBS Hong Kong Open	−15 (65-69-64-67=265)	Playoff	Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2008	UBS Hong Kong Open	Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari	Won with birdie on second extra hole Molinari eliminated with par on first hole

Asian Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Oct 2006	Taiwan Open	−13 (70-68-68-69=275)	3 strokes	Simon Yates
2	2 Sep 2007	Brunei Open	−15 (65-68-71-65=269)	2 strokes	Adam Le Vesconte
3	23 Mar 2008	Asian Tour International	−23 (65-68-68-64=265)	5 strokes	Noh Seung-yul
4	15 Nov 2008	UBS Hong Kong Open	−19 (64-67-63-67=261)	Playoff	Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari
5	4 Oct 2009	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	−8 (71-66-71-72=280)	3 strokes	Lu Wen-teh
6	14 Apr 2013	Solaire Open	−3 (69-73-70-73=285)	1 stroke	Richard T. Lee, Thammanoon Srirot