Tze-Ming Chen
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| Tze-Ming Chen | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
28 September 1952 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 Taiwan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1978 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 18 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 9 |
| Other |
7 (regular) 2 (senior) |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1986 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1986 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1985, 1987, 1993 |
| PGA Championship | T3: 1985 |
Tze-Ming Chen (born 28 September 1952) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.M. Chen. His younger brother, Tze-Chung Chen, is also a professional golfer.[1]
Chen was born in Taipei. He turned professional in 1978. He won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. His best finish in a major was a T3 in the 1985 PGA Championship.[2]
Professional wins (18)
Japan Golf Tour wins (9)
- 1982 (1) KBC Augusta
- 1983 (2) Chunichi Crowns, Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
- 1985 (1) Pepsi Ube Open
- 1987 (1) Pepsi Ube Open
- 1992 (4) Daiichi Cup, Pocari Sweat Open, Daiwa KBC Augusta, Nippon Series
Other wins (7)
this list may be incomplete
- 1980 Korean Open
- 1981 Hong Kong Open, Korean Open
- 1982 Taiwan Open
- 1983 Thailand Open
- 1985 Singapore Open
- 1987 Thailand Open
Senior wins (2)
this list may be incomplete
- 2002 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 2003 Castle Hill Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | T3 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
this list may be incomplete
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1976 (individual winner, tie)
Professional
References
- ↑ Ballard, Sarah (16 June 1986). "Golf's own Chen Dynasty". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "Golf Major Championships".
External links
- Tze-Ming Chen at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Profile on 2004 Senior PGA Championship site
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