Chan Shih-chang | |
Birth Date: | 7 June 1986 |
Height: | 168 cm |
Weight: | 67 kg |
Residence: | Hsinchu, Taiwan |
College: | Taipei Physical Education College |
Yearpro: | 2008 |
Tour: | Asian Tour |
Extour: | European Tour Japan Golf Tour OneAsia Tour PGA Tour China Asian Development Tour |
Prowins: | 18 |
Eurowins: | 1 |
Japwins: | 1 |
Asiawins: | 5 |
Otherwins: | 13 |
Chan Shih-chang (; born 7 June 1986) is a Taiwanese professional golfer, who plays on the Asian Tour.
As an amateur, Chan won the 2004 Hong Kong Amateur Open and competed in the 2006 Asian Games, winning the bronze medal in the men's team event.[1]
Chan turned professional in 2008 and has competed on several tours in Asia; the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Tour, the Asian Development Tour, the PGA Tour China and the OneAsia Tour. He has also competed on the European Tour. Chan has had much success on the Asian Development Tour where he has won six times, including three wins in 2014 when he finished second on the Order of Merit.
He won the Eternal Courtyard Open on the PGA Tour China in 2015.
Chan's biggest win came at the 2016 King's Cup, an event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour.[2] Later in 2016 he won the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf in Japan, an event co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour.[3]
In November 2021, Chan won the Blue Canyon Phuket Championship on the Asian Tour, the first event to return on the tour since the COVID-19 shutdown. He won by one shot ahead of Sadom Kaewkanjana and Tom Kim.[4]
A few months later, Chan won the Royal's Cup, winning again over Sadom Kaewkanjana as well as Sihwan Kim.[5] In October 2022, Chan won the Mercuries Taiwan Masters after defeating Rashid Khan in a playoff.[6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 31 Jul 2016 | King's Cup1 | −12 (71-67-63-67=268) | 2 strokes | Lin Wen-tang | |
2 | 25 Sep 2016 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf2 | −10 (71-68-69-62=270) | 2 strokes | Ippei Koike | |
3 | 28 Nov 2021 | Blue Canyon Phuket Championship | −18 (66-68-68-68=270) | 1 stroke | Sadom Kaewkanjana, Tom Kim | |
4 | 27 Feb 2022 | Royal's Cup | −23 (64-66-67-68=265) | 3 strokes | Sadom Kaewkanjana, Sihwan Kim | |
5 | 2 Oct 2022 | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | −15 (68-69-69-68=273) | Playoff | Rashid Khan |
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 7 Sep 2013 | UMW Sabah Classic1 | −7 (72-70-72-67=281) | Playoff | James Bowen | |
2 | 24 Apr 2014 | LADA Langkawi Championship1 | −19 (64-67-70-68=269) | 1 stroke | Koh Deng Shan | |
3 | 24 May 2014 | Johor Championship1 | −12 (69-73-67-67=276) | Playoff | Jack Munro | |
4 | 27 Jul 2014 | Taifong Open2 | −4 (73-72-67=212) | Playoff | Hsieh Tung-shu, Sung Mao-chang, Miguel Tabuena, Suppakorn Uthaipat | |
5 | 23 May 2015 | Ambassador ADT2 | −12 (69-67-68=204) | 4 strokes | Lin Wen-tang | |
6 | 19 Aug 2018 | Taifong Open2 (2) | −13 (71-65-71-68=275) | 2 strokes | Han Lee, Chinnarat Phadungsil |
Tournament | 2016 | |
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Champions | T60 |
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