| Hsieh Yung-yo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1934-10-22) 22 October 1934 (age 90) Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
| Professional wins | 26 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||
| Asian Tour | 13 (Asia Golf Circuit) | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T29: 1970 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Hsieh Yung-yo (Chinese: 謝永郁, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens. Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, where he was also the circuit champion on four occasions. He also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.
Professional wins (26)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 May 1975 | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | −5 (72-75-66-70=283) | 1 stroke |  Graham Marsh,  Toshiaki Sekimizu
|
| 2 | 6 Jul 1975 | ANA Sapporo Open | −11 (71-70-66-70=277) | 2 strokes | Takashi Murakami
|
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Graham Marsh
|
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1981 | Yomiuri Open | Namio Takasu
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (13)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Mar 1963 | Hong Kong Open | −16 (65-70-70-67=272) | 3 strokes | Tomoo Ishii
|
| 2 | 22 Mar 1964 | Hong Kong Open (2) | −15 (65-70-68-66=269) | Playoff | Alan Murray
|
| 3 | 21 Mar 1965 | Thailand Open | −5 (72-71-70-70=283) | 6 strokes | Kuo Chie-Hsiung,  Dionisio Nadales, Koichi Ono, Hideyo Sugimoto, Shigeru Uchida
|
| 4 | 2 Apr 1967 | Taiwan Open | −11 (69-71-70-67=277) | Playoff | Lu Liang-Huan
|
| 5 | 3 Mar 1968 | Singapore Open | −9 (70-68-66-71=275) | 6 strokes |  Han Chang-sang, Kenji Hosoishi
|
| 6 | 31 Mar 1968 | Taiwan Open (2) | −6 (282) | 1 stroke | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
|
| 7 | 23 Mar 1969 | Thailand Open (2) | −11 (66-71-70-70=277) | 8 strokes | Hsu Chi-san
|
| 8 | 22 Feb 1970 | Philippine Open | −6 (73-70-67-72=282) | 6 strokes | Eleuterio Nival, Haruo Yasuda
|
| 9 | 1 Mar 1970 | Singapore Open | −8 (67-71-70-68=276) | 2 strokes | David Graham, Haruo Yasuda
|
| 10 | 23 Feb 1975 | Hong Kong Open (3) | +8 (70-71-76-71=288) | 1 stroke | Ted Ball,  Gaylord Burrows, Stewart Ginn
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| 11 | 20 Feb 1977 | Philippine Open (2) | −7 (68-68-72-73=281) | 5 strokes | Hsieh Min-Nan, Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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| 12 | 26 Feb 1978 | Hong Kong Open (4) | −4 (65-68-70-72=275) | 1 stroke | Kim Seung-hack
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| 13 | 9 Apr 1978 | Taiwan Open (4) | −5 (73-72-68-70=283) | Playoff | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
|
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (3–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1964 | Hong Kong Open | Alan Murray
|
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1967 | Taiwan Open | Lu Liang-Huan
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1978 | Taiwan Open | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
|
Won with par on seventh extra hole |
Japanese circuit wins (7)
- 1967 Chunichi Crowns
- 1969 Kanto Open
- 1970 Kanto Open, Wizard Tournament
- 1971 Kanto Open
- 1972 Hiroshima Open, World Friendship Tournament
Other Asian wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1961 Korea Open
- 1963 Korea Open
- 1969 Korea Open
Senior wins
- 1984 ROC PGA Senior Championship, Japan PGA Senior Championship
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Chinese Taipei): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1978
References
- Ryan, Shane (3 July 2019). "From the UK to Nigeria to Taiwan, we've crowned the king of golf's national opens". Australian Golf Digest. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Yung Yo's S'pore Open by 2 strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 March 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
External links
- Hsieh Yung-yo at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hsieh Yung-yo at the Taiwan PGA official site
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