Kuo Chie-Hsiung | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Taiwan | 25 May 1940||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Career | |||
Status | Professional | ||
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
Professional wins | 30 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Japan Golf Tour | 4 | ||
Other | 26 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | T40: 1972 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Kuo Chie-Hsiung (Chinese: 郭吉雄, 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,[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)
[edit]PGA of Japan Tour wins (4)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 23 Apr 1978 | Dunlop International Open1 | −23 (69-66-64-66=265) | 11 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 7 Oct 1979 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −4 (68-73-69-38=248)* | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | 21 Oct 1979 | Golf Digest Tournament | −10 (69-68-69=206)* | 3 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 4 Nov 1979 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −3 (71-70-70-74=285) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
*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 |
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1 | 1979 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
2 | 1979 | Japan Open Golf Championship | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Aoki and Uehara eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (9)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 31 Mar 1974 | Indian Open | −5 (71-72-74-70=287) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 | 7 Apr 1974 | Taiwan Open | −6 (69-70-72-71=282) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 16 Feb 1975 | Philippine Open | −12 (73-67-70-66=276) | 8 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 6 Apr 1975 | Taiwan Open (2) | −11 (68-69-69-71=277) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 13 Apr 1975 | Korea Open | −4 (74-70-69-71=284) | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 2 Apr 1978 | Indonesia Open | −9 (71-67-68-69=275) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 23 Apr 1978 | Dunlop International Open1 | −23 (69-66-64-66=265) | 11 strokes | ![]() |
8 | 2 Mar 1980 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | −5 (72-67-68-67=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
9 | 13 Apr 1980 | Taiwan Open (3) | −11 (69-71-66-71=277) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (2–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1972 | Taiwan Open | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
2 | 1975 | Indian Open | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1975 | Taiwan Open | ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
4 | 1975 | Korea Open | ![]() |
Won after concession on second extra hole |
5 | 1978 | Taiwan Open | ![]() |
Lost to par on seventh extra hole |
Other wins (12)
[edit]- 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)
[edit]- 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
[edit]Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1962, 1964
Professional
References
[edit]- ^ a b Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hsieh again takes circuit prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 April 1975. p. 26. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
External links
[edit]- Kuo Chie-Hsiung at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kuo Chie-Hsiung at the Taiwan PGA official site (in Chinese)
- Asian Senior Masters profile