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Tze-Chung Chen

Tze-Chung Chen

Birthday
June 24, 1958
Height
177cm
Blood type
Type O
From
Taiwan
Age when started playing golf
10
Coach
Ching-Po Chen
Alma mater
Linkou Elementary Middle School
Hobby
Listening to music and swimming

Profile

In 1982, Tze-Chung Chen won many titles, starting from Sapporo Tokyu Open. In many other tournaments, he had always acquired a position to compete for the championship. Soon after, he started his activity in the U.S. as well, and in 1983, he was given the Rookie of the Year title from the PGA TOUR in the U.S. In 1985, after he made a contract with ThreeBond, he won second place in the U.S. Open (Oakland Hills Country Club). At this time, Tze-Chung Chen became famous for the so-called “twice-hit chip”, but we must also remember his great achievements of winning the only double eagle in the history of the U.S. Open, as well as scoring a 65, tying the course record. He became second by a very narrow margin, but it was a moment when an Oriental player came the closest to winning the championship in a major tournament. In 1987, he won the Los Angeles Open as well as a total of six other tournaments in Japan. In 2014, he won the Kaohsiung Open (Taiwan PGA Tour) as the oldest player to win in a regular tour. In 2015, he won the Japanese senior golf tournament for the first time in its final match, Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Golf Tournament. Currently, he aims to enter into senior tours in Japan. At the same time, he also makes efforts to nurture young golfers at the Taiwan PGA.In 2020, he won twice on the Taiwan PGA Tour (Southern Taiwan Senior Open Tournament, Oriental Sunshine TSPGA Open Tournament), and finished second twice (Friends of Yangde Changchun Invitational Tournament, Hsieh Min-Nan Golf Foundation—Cock and Chicken Invitational Tournament). Following these great achievements, he won 3rd place in the Rainbow Paint Changchun Open Tournament in 2023. He will continue to focus on developing young Taiwanese players at the Taiwan PGA, while challenging the Japan Senior Tour himself.

Stats

  • 2023
    3rd place in the 2023 Rainbow Paint Changchun Open Tournament (Taiwan PGA Tour)
  • 2020
    Winner in the Southern Taiwan Senior Open Tournament
    Winner in the Oriental Sunshine TSPGA Open Tournament (Taiwan PGA Tour)
    2nd place in the Friends of Yangde Changchun Invitational Tournament (Taiwan PGA Tour)
    2nd place in the Hsieh Min-Nan Golf Foundation—Cock and Chicken Invitational Tournament (Taiwan PGA Tour)
  • 2015
    Champion in Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Golf Tournament
  • 2014
    Champion in Kaohsiung Open (Taiwan PGA Tour)
  • 1993
    Champion in Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, KBC Augusta Golf Tournament
  • 1992
    Champion in Jun Classic
  • 1991
    Champion in Ube Industries Open
  • 1987
    Champion in Los angeles Open