Lu Liang-Huan

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Lu Liang-Huan (born 1936), or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.

Lu as born in Taipei. He became the first winner of the Hong Kong Open in 1959, the tournament devised by former Australian Open champion Eric Cremin and featuring, among others, Bob Charles and Kel Nagle. He would become a regular winner on the Asian circuit (as it was known before the establishment of the formal Asian Tour in 1995), winning his own country's national Open on two occasions.

His finest year was 1971, when he finished runner-up to Lee Trevino in the British Open at Royal Birkdale, then the following week won the French Open at Biarritz. In 1972, he and countryman Hseih Min-Nan teamed up to win the World Cup at Royal Melbourne, Taiwan's sole victory in the event.