Kuo Chie-Hsiung Explained

Kuo Chie-Hsiung
Birth Date:25 May 1940
Birth Place:Taiwan
Weight:70kg (150lb)
Status:Professional
Tour:Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Prowins:30
Japwins:4
Otherwins:26
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T40: 1972
Pga:DNP
Award1:Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner
Year1:1974

Kuo Chie-Hsiung (born 25 May 1940) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.

Kuo played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times including three tournaments in a five week span during 1979, and the Asia Golf Circuit, winning nine tournaments. He was the 1974 Asia Golf Circuit champion after wins in the Indian and Taiwan opens,[1] 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.[2] He also led the money list in 1978,[3] 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)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
123 Apr 1978Dunlop International Open1−23 (69-66-64-66=265)11 strokes Bob Byman
27 Oct 1979Gene Sarazen Jun Classic−4 (68-73-69-38=248)*Playoff Yasuhiro Funatogawa
321 Oct 1979Golf Digest Tournament−10 (69-68-69=206)*3 strokes Fujio Kobayashi
44 Nov 1979Japan 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.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11979Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Yasuhiro FunatogawaWon with birdie on fifth extra hole
21979Japan 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)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
131 Mar 1974Indian Open−5 (71-72-74-70=287)2 strokes Mya Aye, Brian Jones,
Don Klenk
27 Apr 1974Taiwan Open−6 (69-70-72-71=282)2 strokes Lu Liang-Huan
216 Feb 1975Philippine Open−12 (73-67-70-66=276)8 strokes Ben Arda
46 Apr 1975Taiwan Open (2)−11 (68-69-69-71=277)Playoff Ben Arda, Hsieh Min-Nan
513 Apr 1975Korea Open−4 (74-70-69-71=284)Playoff Art Russell
62 Apr 1978Indonesia Open−9 (71-67-68-69=275)3 strokes Hsu Sheng-san, Eleuterio Nival
723 Apr 1978Dunlop International Open1−23 (69-66-64-66=265)11 strokes Bob Byman
82 Mar 1980Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open−5 (72-67-68-67=274)2 strokes Lu Liang-Huan
913 Apr 1980Taiwan 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.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11972Taiwan Open Haruo YasudaLost to birdie on fifth extra hole
21975Indian Open Ted BallLost to birdie on first extra hole
31975Taiwan Open Ben Arda, Hsieh Min-NanWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
41975Korea Open Art RussellWon after concession on second extra hole
51978Taiwan Open Hsieh Yung-yoLost to par on seventh extra hole

Other wins (12)

Senior wins (6)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lu cards a 70 to win Sobu Open . The Straits Times . Singapore . 22 April 1974 . 27 . National Library Board . 19 February 2020.
  2. News: Hsieh again takes circuit prize . The Straits Times . Singapore . 21 April 1975 . 26 . National Library Board . 19 February 2020.
  3. Book: Alliss, Peter . Peter Alliss

    . The Who's Who of Golf . Peter Alliss . . 1983 . 0-85613-520-8 . 360.

  4. News: Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes . 23 . The Straits Times . Singapore . 24 April 1978 . 13 February 2020 . National Library Board.