Taiwan Open
Tournament information
LocationTaiwan
Established1965
Tour(s)Asian Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Final year2006
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Thaworn Wiratchant (2005)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Taiwan Lin Wen-tang

The Taiwan Open was the national open golf tournament of Taiwan. It was also known as the Republic of China Open, ROC Open, Chinese Taipei Open, or simply the China Open. It was founded in 1965, and became an event on the Asia Golf Circuit the following year.[1] The Asian PGA Tour was founded in 1995, and the Asian Circuit declined. The Taiwan Open became an event on the new tour in 1999, and was last held in 2006.

Venues

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Taiwan Open in 1965.[1][2]

Venue First Last Times
Taiwan Golf and Country Club 1965 1994 16
Linkou International Golf and Country Club 1970 1989 6
Kaohsiung Golf Club 1976 1976 1
Kuo Hua Golf and Country Club 1979 1979 1
New Tamsui Golf Club 1980 1980 1
Hsin Chu Golf and Country Club 1981 1988 3
Chang Gung Golf Club 1986 2005 2
Taoyuan Golf and Country Club 1987 1987 1
Tong Hwa Golf and Country Club 1995 1996 2
Sunrise Golf and Country Club 1997 2006 8
North Bay Golf and Country Club 2004 2004 1

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner[b] Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up[b] Venue Ref.
Taiwan Open
2006 ASA Taiwan Lin Wen-tang 275 −13 3 strokes Scotland Simon Yates Sunrise G&CC [3]
2005 ASA Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant 270 −18 1 stroke Thailand Chapchai Nirat Chang Gung GC [4]
2004 ASA South Korea Charlie Wi 284 −4 3 strokes Australia Terry Pilkadaris North Bay G&CC [5]
Acer Taiwan Open
2003 ASA Australia Jason Dawes 284 −4 8 strokes India Jeev Milkha Singh Sunrise G&CC [6]
2002 ASA Malaysia Danny Chia 291 +3 2 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu
Taiwan Lin Chie-hsiang		 Sunrise G&CC [7]
2001 ASA United States Andrew Pitts 197[c] −19 6 strokes Singapore Mardan Mamat Sunrise G&CC [8]
Johnnie Walker Taiwan Open
2000 ASA Fiji Vijay Singh 287 −1 Playoff[d] South Africa Craig Kamps Sunrise G&CC [9]
ERA Taiwan Open
1999 ASA South Korea Kang Wook-soon 274 −14 1 stroke Myanmar Kyi Hla Han Sunrise G&CC [10]
Mercedes-Benz Taiwan Open
1998 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon (2) 281 −7 Taiwan Lin Chie-hsiang Sunrise G&CC
Republic of China Open
1997 AGC Taiwan Tsai Chi-huang 274 −14 7 strokes South Africa André Cruse Sunrise G&CC [11]
Chinfon Republic of China Open
1996 AGC Taiwan Hong Chia-yuh (a) (2) 278 −10 12 strokes New Zealand Stuart Holmes
Taiwan Yu Chin-han		 Tong Hwa GC [12][13]
1995 AGC Sweden Daniel Chopra 208[c] −8 1 stroke Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng Tong Hwa GC [14]
1994 AGC Taiwan Hong Chia-yuh (a) 276 −12 1 stroke Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit Taiwan G&CC [15]
1993 AGC Taiwan Lin Chie-hsiang (2) 284 −4 5 strokes Mexico Carlos Espinosa
United States Brian Watts		 Taiwan G&CC [16]
Sanyang Republic of China Open
1992 AGC Taiwan Lin Chie-hsiang 217[c] +1 Playoff United States Todd Hamilton
United States Craig McClellan		 Taiwan G&CC [17]
1991 AGC United States John Jacobs (2) 285 −3 Playoff[e] Philippines Antolin Fernando Taiwan G&CC [18]
1990 AGC Philippines Frankie Miñoza 283 −5 Playoff[f] United States John Morse Taiwan G&CC [19]
Taiwan Open
1989 AGC Taiwan Lu Chien-soon 207[c] −9 1 stroke Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi Linkou International G&CC [20][21]
1988 AGC Mexico Carlos Espinosa 293 +5 1 stroke Taiwan Lin Chie-hsiang Hsin Chu G&CC [22]
1987 AGC United States Mark Aebli 294 −2 2 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu
United States Mike Standly		 Taoyuan G&CC [23]
1986 AGC Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen 212[c] −4 1 stroke United States Curt Byrum
United States John Jacobs		 Chang Gung CC [24]
1985 AGC Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (4) 282 −6 Playoff[g] Mexico Rafael Alarcón
Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu		 Hsin Chu G&CC [25]
1984 AGC United States John Jacobs 218[c] +2 3 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan Taiwan G&CC [26]
1983 AGC Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (3) 295 +7 Playoff[h] United States Bill Israelson Linkou International G&CC [27]
1982 AGC Taiwan Chen Tze-ming 289 +1 2 strokes Taiwan Chien Shun-lu (a)
Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung		 Taiwan G&CC [28][29]
1981 AGC Taiwan Ho Ming-chung 276 −12 3 strokes Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen Hsin Chu G&CC [30]
1980 AGC Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung (3) 277 −11 4 strokes United States Mike Krantz
Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan		 New Tamsui GC [31]
1979 AGC Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan (2) 287 −1 2 strokes Taiwan Chen Tze-ming Kuo Hua G&CC [32]
1978 AGC Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (3) 283 −5 Playoff[i] Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung Taiwan G&CC [33]
1977 AGC Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan 276 −12 2 strokes Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung Linkou International G&CC [34]
1976 AGC Taiwan Hsu Chi-san (2) 288 E 1 stroke Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung Kaohsiung GC [35]
1975 AGC Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung (2) 277 −11 Playoff[j] Philippines Ben Arda
Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan		 Taiwan G&CC [36]
1974 AGC Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung 282 −6 2 strokes Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan Linkou International G&CC [37]
1973 AGC Philippines Eleuterio Nival 283 −5 1 stroke Taiwan Chang Chung-fa
Taiwan Ho Ming-chung
Australia Graham Marsh		 Taiwan G&CC [38]
1972 AGC Japan Haruo Yasuda 284 −4 Playoff[k] Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung Taiwan G&CC [39][40]
1971 AGC Taiwan Chang Chung-fa (2) 286 −2 1 stroke Philippines Eleuterio Nival Linkou International G&CC [41]
1970 AGC Taiwan Chang Chung-fa 215[c] −1 3 strokes Taiwan Chen Ching-Po Linkou International G&CC [42]
1969 AGC Japan Hideyo Sugimoto 284 −4 Playoff[l] Taiwan Hsu Chi-san Taiwan G&CC [43]
1968 AGC Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (2) 282 −6 1 stroke Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung Taiwan G&CC [44]
1967 FEC Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo 277 −11 Playoff[m] Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan G&CC [45]
1966 FEC Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan 281 −7 2 strokes Taiwan Chen Chien-chung
Taiwan Hsu Chi-san
Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung		 Taiwan G&CC [46][47]
1965 Taiwan Hsu Chi-san 290 Taiwan G&CC

Source:[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ AGC/FEC − Asia Golf Circuit/Far East Circuit; ASA − Asian Tour.
  2. ^ a b (a) – Amateur
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  4. ^ Singh won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Jacobs won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ^ Miñoza won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ^ Lu won with a par on the sixth hole of a sudden-death playoff; Hsieh was eliminated on the first extra hole.
  8. ^ Lu won a three-hole playoff by 3 strokes; Lu E, Israelson +3.
  9. ^ Hsieh won on the seventh hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  10. ^ Kuo won with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  11. ^ Yasuda won with a birdie on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  12. ^ Sugimoto won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  13. ^ Hsieh won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

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