Chen Tze-ming
Taiwanese professional golfer
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::summary Taiwanese professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chen Tze-ming |
| imagesize | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Taipei, Taiwan |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 73 kg |
| nationality | |
| yearpro | 1978 |
| retired | |
| extour | Japan Golf Tour |
| Asia Golf Circuit | |
| prowins | 21 |
| japwins | 9 |
| otherwins | 10 (regular) |
| 2 (senior) | |
| majorwins | |
| masters | CUT: 1986 |
| usopen | CUT: 1986 |
| open | CUT: 1985, 1987, 1993 |
| pga | T3: 1985 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | [Asia Golf Circuit |
| Order of Merit winner](asia-golf-circuit-order-of-merit-winners) | |
| year1 | 1985 |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
| name = Chen Tze-ming | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = 73 kg | nationality = | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1978 | retired = | tour = | extour = Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit | prowins = 21 | japwins = 9 | otherwins = 10 (regular) 2 (senior) | majorwins = | masters = CUT: 1986 | usopen = CUT: 1986 | open = CUT: 1985, 1987, 1993 | pga = T3: 1985 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit winner | year1 = 1985 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = Chen Tze-ming (, born 28 September 1952) is a Taiwanese professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Asia Golf Circuit, Asian Tour and the European Tour. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.M. Chen. His younger brother, Chen Tze-chung, is also a professional golfer who has won tournaments on the Japanese, Asian and American tours.
For his country, Chen represented Taiwan at the 1974 Eisenhower Trophy, a world amateur team tournament, and then again in 1976, playing with his brother as Tze-ming posted the lowest individual score at +1. Chen also represented Taiwan as a professional in the 1979 World Cup, and in 1985 and 1994 at the Alfred Dunhill Cup tournament, a country-based team golf competition, again playing alongside his brother.
Early life
Chen was born in Linkou District, Taipei City, in northern Taiwan. His grandfather farmed the land that would become the Linkou International Golf Club and his father worked as a greenskeeper at the club. Picking up golf at a young age, his younger brother Tze-chung then followed Tze-ming and picked up the game in his teens, with the brothers often playing together on tour and together in team competitions for Taiwan over their careers.
Professional career
Chen gained early notice at the 1978 Malaysian Dunlop Masters, winning by a record 15 strokes, but due to his amateur status, runner-up Simon Owen took home the prize money. Chen turned professional later that same year. As a professional, he won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with four of those victories coming in 1992 when he finished third on the end of year money list. His best finish in a major was a tie for 3rd in the 1985 PGA Championship, with a stellar final round 65 (281 overall, 3 strokes behind winner Hubert Green). Of note, the Chen family dominated the final round as the second highest score belonged to his brother Tze-chung, who shot a 66 and finished tied for 23rd.
Tze-ming also won seven times on the Asia Golf Circuit and topped the tour's Order of Merit in 1985. As a senior, Chen won the 2002 Japan PGA Senior Championship.
Personal life
Chen and his brother have run and coached in the junior program at the Linkou Golf Club in Taipei City. He now lives in Tokyo.
Professional wins (21)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (9)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 29 Aug 1982 | KBC Augusta | name=weather|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} | 1 stroke | USA Hal Sutton | | 2 | 1 May 1983 | Chunichi Crowns | E (71-67-71-71=280) | Playoff | JPN Kikuo Arai, USA David Ishii | | 3 | 20 Nov 1983 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −2 (74-71-71-70=286) | Playoff | USA Tom Watson | | 4 | 26 May 1985 | Pepsi Ube Open | −20 (65-71-66-66=268) | 4 strokes | JPN Katsunari Takahashi | | 5 | 24 May 1987 | Pepsi Ube Open (2) | −10 (69-72-70-67=278) | Playoff | JPN Hiroshi Makino | | 6 | 8 Mar 1992 | Daiichi Cup | −11 (66-71-70-70=277) | 1 stroke | AUS Roger Mackay | | 7 | 12 Apr 1992 | Pocari Sweat Open | name=weather}} | 3 strokes | JPN Saburo Fujiki, JPN Yoshinori Kaneko, JPN Hirofumi Miyase, JPN Kiyoshi Murota, JPN Nobuo Serizawa, JPN Koichi Suzuki, JPN Akihito Yokoyama | | 8 | 30 Aug 1992 | Daiwa KBC Augusta | −12 (72-69-68-67=276) | Playoff | AUS Bradley Hughes, JPN Norikazu Kawakami | | 9 | 6 Dec 1992 | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | −8 (72-70-66-72=280) | 1 stroke | USA Todd Hamilton | ::
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Chunichi Crowns | JPN Kikuo Arai, USA David Ishii | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1983 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | USA Tom Watson | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1987 | Pepsi Ube Open | JPN Hiroshi Makino | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1992 | Daiwa KBC Augusta | AUS Bradley Hughes, JPN Norikazu Kawakami | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| :: |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (7)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 20 Apr 1980 | Korea Open | name=weather}} | 1 stroke | KOR Choi Sang-ho, JPN Hisao Inoue, KOR Kim Suk-bong, KOR Park Jung-woong, KOR Yeom Se-woon | | 2 | 1 Mar 1981 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | E (70-71-69-69=279) | 1 stroke | AUS Graham Marsh | | 3 | 19 Apr 1981 | Korea Open (2) | −3 (71-67-70-76=285) | 1 stroke | TWN Hsu Chi-san | | 4 | 11 Apr 1982 | Taiwan Open | +1 (69-72-75-73=289) | 2 strokes | TWN Chien Shun-lu (a), TWN Kuo Chie-Hsiung | | 5 | 27 Mar 1983 | Thailand Open | −5 (70-73-68-72=283) | 1 stroke | USA Lou Graham, TWN Lu Chien-soon, PHI Frankie Miñoza | | 6 | 31 Mar 1985 | Singapore Open | −10 (67-69-68-70=274) | Playoff | NZL Greg Turner | | 7 | 15 Mar 1987 | Thai International Thailand Open (2) | −12 (70-66-70-66=272) | Playoff | THA Somsak Srisanga | ::
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (2–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985 | Singapore Open | NZL Greg Turner | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1987 | Thai International Thailand Open | THA Somsak Srisanga | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| :: |
Other wins (3)
:this list may be incomplete
- 1978 Malaysian Dunlop Masters (as an amateur)
- 1985 Rolex Masters (Singapore)
- 1987 Rolex Masters (Singapore)
Senior wins (2)
this list may be incomplete
- 2002 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 2003 Castle Hill Open
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T3 | CUT | |||||||
| :: |
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
this list may be incomplete
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1974, 1976 (individual leader, tie)
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing Taiwan): 1985, 1994
- World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1979
Notes
References
References
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- (18 October 1985). "Dunhill Cup". The Province.
- (14 September 1994). "Dunhill Cup rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- (13 March 1978). "Golf". The Town Talk.
- "Career Stats for T.M. Chen".
- "1992 Tournament Stats". Japan Golf Tour.
- (12 August 1985). "Green subdues Trevino in PGA". Record-Journal.
- "TM Chen". Golf Major Championships.
- Andrew, Tom. (12 August 1985). "New Chen makes impressive show". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- "1985 PGA Championship Results".
- (29 April 1985). "Norman claims a $225,000 pot The 'Great White Shark' skins his better-fancied rivals". The Canberra Times.
- "Chen Tze-Ming". Official World Golf Ranking.
- Lee, David. (18 March 2008). "Double Trouble".
- (1978-03-13). "Wins Indians Open". Hazleton Standard-Speaker.
- (1978-06-08). "Top Man Puts 'Moresby' In Big Time". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier.
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