Hsu Sheng-san (Chinese: 許勝三, born 16 April 1942) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
| Hsu Sheng-san | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 16 April 1942 | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1969 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA of Japan Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
| Professional wins | 18 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||
| Asian Tour | 7 (Asia Golf Circuit) | ||
| Other | 10 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | 70th: 1983 | ||
| The Open Championship | T51: 1982 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Outside of Taiwan, Hsu played primarily on the Asia Golf Circuit winning seven tournaments and heading the Order of Merit in 1976,[1] 1978[2] and 1982. His 1982 campaign started by losing out in a playoff at the opening event, the Philippine Open, having held a five stroke lead going into the final round, but he went on to win in India, Singapore and Thailand in consecutive weeks through the middle of the circuit to build a dominant position in the standings.[3] Hsu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning once.
Hsu's first two victories in professional tournaments were as an amateur, in 1966 at the Okinawa Open, and in 1967 at the Philippine Open.[4]
Professional wins (18) edit
PGA of Japan Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Jun 1977 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −11 (68-68-69-72=277) | 3 strokes |  Takaaki Kono,  Graham Marsh, Teruo Sugihara
|
Asia Golf Circuit wins (7) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Feb 1967 | Philippine Open (as an amateur) |
−5 (74-73-69-67=283) | 1 stroke |  Celestino Tugot
|
| 2 | 16 Mar 1975 | Indonesia Open | −11 (71-70-70-66=277) | 6 strokes | Hsieh Min-Nan
|
| 3 | 28 Mar 1976 | Malaysian Open | −9 (71-72-67-69=279) | Playoff |  Mya Aye
|
| 4 | 5 Mar 1978 | Thailand Open | −8 (69-68-72-71=280) | 3 strokes |  Bruce Douglass
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| 5 | 14 Mar 1982 | Thailand Open (2) | −7 (70-73-72-66=281) | Playoff | Shen Chung-shyan
|
| 6 | 21 Mar 1982 | Indian Open | −15 (70-70-68-69=277) | 3 strokes | Ikuo Shirahama
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| 7 | 28 Mar 1982 | Singapore Open | −10 (68-67-68-71=274) | 5 strokes | Terry Gale
|
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (2–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Philippine Open | Lu Liang-Huan
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1976 | Malaysian Open | Mya Aye
|
Won with par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 1979 | Singapore Open | Lu Hsi-chuen
|
Lost after concession on second extra hole |
| 4 | 1982 | Philippine Open | Hsieh Min-Nan
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 5 | 1982 | Thailand Open | Shen Chung-shyan
|
Won with after concession on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1987 | Singapore Open | Peter Fowler, Jeff Maggert
|
Fowler won with birdie on third extra hole |
Japanese circuit wins (1) edit
- 1966 Okinawa Open (as an amateur)
Other wins (9) edit
- 1969 ROC PGA Championship
- 1976 ROC PGA Championship
- 1980 Kaohsiung Open
- 1981 ROC PGA Championship, Kaohsiung Open
- 1982 Kaohsiung Open
- 1984 Kaohsiung Open
- 1985 ROC PGA Championship
- 1987 ROC PGA Championship
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1964, 1966, 1968
Professional
References edit
- ^ "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. 26 April 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. 24 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "From nightmare to a dream end". The Straits Times. 27 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Title goes to Formosan amateur". The Straits Times. 27 February 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
External links edit
- Hsu Sheng-san at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hsu Sheng-san at the Taiwan PGA official site
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