Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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
- 1974 Indian Open, Taiwan Open
- 1975 Philippine Open, Taiwan Open, Korea Open
- 1978 Indonesia Open, Dunlop International Open (also a Japan Golf Tour event)
- 1980 Hong Kong Open, Taiwan Open
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