Kuo Chie-Hsiung (Chinese: 郭吉雄, born 25 May 1940) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
| Kuo Chie-Hsiung | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 25 May 1940 Taiwan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
| Professional wins | 30 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 4 | ||
| Other | 26 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T40: 1972 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Kuo played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times including three tournaments in a five week span during 1979,[1] and the Asia Golf Circuit, winning nine tournaments. He was the 1974 Asia Golf Circuit champion after wins in the Indian and Taiwan opens,[2] and narrowly missed out of defending the championship the following year when topped the money list but finished half a point behind Hsieh Min-Nan despite winning three tournaments during the season.[3] He also led the money list in 1978,[1] but was again runner-up in the points race.[4]
Kuo also had a great deal of success in his homeland and won many other tournaments throughout Asia.
Professional wins (30) edit
PGA of Japan Tour wins (4) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Apr 1978 | Dunlop International Open1 | −23 (69-66-64-66=265) | 11 strokes |  Bob Byman
|
| 2 | 7 Oct 1979 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −4 (68-73-69-38=248)* | Playoff |  Yasuhiro Funatogawa
|
| 3 | 21 Oct 1979 | Golf Digest Tournament | −10 (69-68-69=206)* | 3 strokes | Fujio Kobayashi
|
| 4 | 4 Nov 1979 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −3 (71-70-70-74=285) | Playoff | Isao Aoki, Koichi Uehara, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
|
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54/63 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Yasuhiro Funatogawa
|
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 2 | 1979 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Isao Aoki, Koichi Uehara, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
|
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Aoki and Uehara eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (9) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Mar 1974 | Indian Open | −5 (71-72-74-70=287) | 2 strokes |  Mya Aye,  Brian Jones, Don Klenk
|
| 2 | 7 Apr 1974 | Taiwan Open | −6 (69-70-72-71=282) | 2 strokes | Lu Liang-Huan
|
| 2 | 16 Feb 1975 | Philippine Open | −12 (73-67-70-66=276) | 8 strokes |  Ben Arda
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| 4 | 6 Apr 1975 | Taiwan Open (2) | −11 (68-69-69-71=277) | Playoff | Ben Arda, Hsieh Min-Nan
|
| 5 | 13 Apr 1975 | Korea Open | −4 (74-70-69-71=284) | Playoff | Art Russell
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| 6 | 2 Apr 1978 | Indonesia Open | −9 (71-67-68-69=275) | 3 strokes | Hsu Sheng-san, Eleuterio Nival
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| 7 | 23 Apr 1978 | Dunlop International Open1 | −23 (69-66-64-66=265) | 11 strokes | Bob Byman
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| 8 | 2 Mar 1980 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | −5 (72-67-68-67=274) | 2 strokes | Lu Liang-Huan
|
| 9 | 13 Apr 1980 | Taiwan Open (3) | −11 (69-71-66-71=277) | 4 strokes | Mike Krantz, Lu Liang-Huan
|
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (2–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 | Taiwan Open | Haruo Yasuda
|
Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 2 | 1975 | Indian Open | Ted Ball
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1975 | Taiwan Open | Ben Arda, Hsieh Min-Nan
|
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 4 | 1975 | Korea Open | Art Russell
|
Won after concession on second extra hole |
| 5 | 1978 | Taiwan Open | Hsieh Yung-yo
|
Lost to par on seventh extra hole |
Other wins (12) edit
- 1967 ROC PGA Championship
- 1972 ROC PGA Championship
- 1974 ROC PGA Championship
- 1977 Kaohsiung Open, Dunhill International Match-Play (Philippines)
- 1978 Kaohsiung Open
- 1986 Chiang Kei-Shek Memorial Tournament
- 1987 Tamsui Open
- 1988 Mercuries Taiwan Masters
- 1989 BMW Open, Beihai Open
- 1991 Kaohsiung Open
Senior wins (6) edit
- 1992 Japan BMW Seniors Open
- 1993 Japan Nagoya TV Cup Seniors
- 1995 Japan Nagoya TV Cup Seniors, Kuo-Hua Match Play, PGA Seniors and Womens Championship
- 1999 PGA Seniors and Womens Championship
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1962, 1964
Professional
References edit
- ^ a b Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ "Lu cards a 70 to win Sobu Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 April 1974. p. 27. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Hsieh again takes circuit prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 April 1975. p. 26. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
External links edit
- Kuo Chie-Hsiung at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kuo Chie-Hsiung at the Taiwan PGA official site (in Chinese)
- Asian Senior Masters profile
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