Hsieh Yung-yo (Chinese: 謝永郁, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
| Hsieh Yung-yo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 22 October 1934 | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
| Professional wins | 26 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||
| Asian Tour | 13 (Asia Golf Circuit) | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T29: 1970 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens.[1] Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, where he was also the circuit champion on four occasions.[2] He also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.
Professional wins (26)Edit
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)Edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 May 1975 | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | −5 (72-75-66-70=283) | 1 stroke |  Graham Marsh,  Toshiaki Sekimizu
|
| 2 | 6 Jul 1975 | ANA Sapporo Open | −11 (71-70-66-70=277) | 2 strokes | Takashi Murakami
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Graham Marsh
|
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1981 | Yomiuri Open | Namio Takasu
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (13)Edit
- 1963 Hong Kong Open
- 1964 Hong Kong Open
- 1965 Thailand Open
- 1967 Taiwan Open
- 1968 Taiwan Open, Singapore Open[3]
- 1969 Thailand Open
- 1970 Singapore Open,[4] Philippine Open
- 1975 Hong Kong Open
- 1977 Philippine Open
- 1978 Hong Kong Open, Taiwan Open
Japanese circuit wins (7)Edit
- 1967 Chunichi Crowns
- 1969 Kanto Open
- 1970 Kanto Open, Wizard Tournament
- 1971 Kanto Open
- 1972 Hiroshima Open, World Friendship Tournament
Other Asian winsEdit
this list may be incomplete
- 1961 Korea Open
- 1963 Korea Open
- 1969 Korea Open
Senior winsEdit
- 1984 ROC PGA Senior Championship, Japan PGA Senior Championship
Team appearancesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Ryan, Shane (3 July 2019). "From the UK to Nigeria to Taiwan, we've crowned the king of golf's national opens". Australian Golf Digest. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Yung Yo's S'pore Open by 2 strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 March 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Yung-Yo fires eagle to signal victory". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 March 1968. p. 20 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Sports Corner (Golf)". Sydney Morning Herald. March 2, 1970. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
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External linksEdit
- Hsieh Yung-yo at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hsieh Yung-yo at the Taiwan PGA official site
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