Kuo Chie-Hsiung

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Kuo Chie-Hsiung (Chinese: 郭吉雄, born 25 May 1940) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.

Kuo Chie-Hsiung
Personal information
Born (1940-05-25) 25 May 1940 (age 84)
Taiwan
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationality Taiwan
Career
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins30
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour4
Other26
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT40: 1972
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner
1974

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

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 23 Apr 1978 Dunlop International Open1 −23 (69-66-64-66=265) 11 strokes   Bob Byman
2 7 Oct 1979 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic −4 (68-73-69-38=248)* Playoff   Yasuhiro Funatogawa
3 21 Oct 1979 Golf Digest Tournament −10 (69-68-69=206)* 3 strokes   Fujio Kobayashi
4 4 Nov 1979 Japan 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. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1979 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic   Yasuhiro Funatogawa Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
2 1979 Japan 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)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 31 Mar 1974 Indian Open −5 (71-72-74-70=287) 2 strokes   Mya Aye,   Brian Jones,
  Don Klenk
2 7 Apr 1974 Taiwan Open −6 (69-70-72-71=282) 2 strokes   Lu Liang-Huan
2 16 Feb 1975 Philippine Open −12 (73-67-70-66=276) 8 strokes   Ben Arda
4 6 Apr 1975 Taiwan Open (2) −11 (68-69-69-71=277) Playoff   Ben Arda,   Hsieh Min-Nan
5 13 Apr 1975 Korea Open −4 (74-70-69-71=284) Playoff   Art Russell
6 2 Apr 1978 Indonesia Open −9 (71-67-68-69=275) 3 strokes   Hsu Sheng-san,   Eleuterio Nival
7 23 Apr 1978 Dunlop International Open1 −23 (69-66-64-66=265) 11 strokes   Bob Byman
8 2 Mar 1980 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open −5 (72-67-68-67=274) 2 strokes   Lu Liang-Huan
9 13 Apr 1980 Taiwan 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. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1972 Taiwan Open   Haruo Yasuda Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
2 1975 Indian Open   Ted Ball Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 1975 Taiwan Open   Ben Arda,   Hsieh Min-Nan Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
4 1975 Korea Open   Art Russell Won after concession on second extra hole
5 1978 Taiwan Open   Hsieh Yung-yo Lost to par on seventh extra hole

Other wins (12)

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  • 1967 ROC PGA Championship
  • 1972 ROC PGA Championship
  • 1974 ROC PGA Championship
  • 1977 Kaohsiung Open, Dunhill International Match-Play (Philippines)
  • 1978 Kaohsiung Open
  • 1986 Chiang Kei-Shek Memorial Tournament
  • 1987 Tamsui Open
  • 1988 Mercuries Taiwan Masters
  • 1989 BMW Open, Beihai Open
  • 1991 Kaohsiung Open

Senior wins (6)

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  • 1992 Japan BMW Seniors Open
  • 1993 Japan Nagoya TV Cup Seniors
  • 1995 Japan Nagoya TV Cup Seniors, Kuo-Hua Match Play, PGA Seniors and Womens Championship
  • 1999 PGA Seniors and Womens Championship

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ a b Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  2. ^ "Lu cards a 70 to win Sobu Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 April 1974. p. 27. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  3. ^ "Hsieh again takes circuit prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 April 1975. p. 26. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
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