Danny Chia Explained

Danny Chia
Fullname:Danny Chia Chee Wing
Birth Date:29 November 1972
Weight:165lb
Residence:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yearpro:1996
Tour:Asian Tour
Extour:Asian Development Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour
Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Prowins:28
Asiawins:2
Otherwins:26
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T55: 2010
Pga:DNP
Award1:Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2015
Hide:no
Chinese name
T:謝志榮[1]
S:谢志荣
P:Xiè Zhìróng
Poj:Chiā Chì-êng

Danny Chia Chee Wing (born 29 November 1972) is a Malaysian professional golfer.

Chia was the leading Malaysian amateur in the mid-1990s and turned professional in 1996. He plays on the Asian Tour, where he won the 2002 Taiwan Open. He was the first Malaysian to win on the Tour. He has also won several lower profile professional tournaments in Malaysia and elsewhere.

In 2002, Chia became the second Malaysian to play in The Open Championship (and the first from a mainstream Malaysian background; his predecessor Iain Steel has a Scottish father, and attended school in Scotland and college in the United States, and therefore has a much more traditional golfing pedigree). Chia represented Malaysia in the WGC-World Cup in 2001 and 2002.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (28)

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
122 Sep 2002Acer Taiwan Open+3 (76-70-77-68=291)2 strokes Hsieh Yu-shu, Lin Chie-hsiang
23 Oct 2015Mercuries Taiwan Masters−3 (67-70-73-73=285)2 strokes Liang Wenchong

Asian Development Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
19 Mar 2013Northport Glenmarie Masters1−8 (67-68-74-71=280)1 stroke Nicholas Fung
210 May 2014Northport Glenmarie Championship1 (2)−13 (72-67-68-68=275)Playoff Sattaya Supupramai
319 Sep 2015Bukit Jawi Championship1−21 (67-66-69-65=267)6 strokes Casey O'Toole
414 May 2016Bukit Jawi Championship1 (2)−18 (71-67-65-67=270)5 strokes Gavin Green, Ben Leong
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
18 Sep 2007International Championship+3 (71-74-76-70=291)3 strokes Anis Helmi Hassan, Suprapto (a)
230 Nov 2008Mercedes-Benz Masters Thailand−8 (64-71-69-72=276)2 strokes S. Siva Chandhran, Nakul Vichitryuthasastr

Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (13)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
130 Dec 2010
(2011 season)
Impian Masters−13 (68-71-70-66=275)Playoff Airil Rizman
223 Jun 2011Clearwater Classic−16 (69-68-69-66=276)4 strokes Rashid Ismail
36 Jan 2013I&P Kinrara Classic−11 (72-63-72-66=273)2 strokes S. Siva Chandhran
49 Mar 2013Northport Glenmarie Masters1−8 (67-68-74-71=280)1 stroke Nicholas Fung
510 May 2014Northport Glenmarie Championship1 (2)−13 (72-67-68-68=275)Playoff Sattaya Supupramai
610 Jan 2015Panasonic Open Malaysia Tournament of Champions−16 (71-64-67-70=272)8 strokes Mardan Mamat
77 Jun 2015Matchplay Championship5 and 3 R. Nachimuthu
819 Sep 2015Bukit Jawi Championship1−21 (67-66-69-65=267)6 strokes Casey O'Toole
914 May 2016Bukit Jawi Championship1 (2)−18 (71-67-65-67=270)5 strokes Gavin Green, Ben Leong
1028 Jul 2017CIMB National Championship−8 (68-70-73-69=280)Playoff Gavin Green
113 Mar 2018Johor Championship I−13 (70-71-70-64=275)Playoff Shahriffuddin Ariffin
1211 Mar 2023Tun Ahmad Sarji Trophy−7 (70-71-70-70=281)4 strokes Ervin Chang, Paul San
1313 Jul 2023Corolla Cup−12 (68-67-69=204)4 strokes Marcus Lim (a)
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Other wins (11)

Results in major championships

Note: Chia only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2015
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions67

Team appearances

Professional

References

  1. News: 台灣名人賽 馬來西亞選手謝志榮首輪領先 潘政琮暫列第七. Xin Media. 2 October 2015. 18 January 2018.