Chen Ching-Po
| Chen Ching-Po | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 October 1931 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 16 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T15: 1963 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T33: 1956 |
Chen Ching-Po (born 1 October 1931) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. He represented Chinese Taipei in 11 successive Canada Cup tournaments from 1956 to 1966 and won the Japan Open Golf Championship in 1959.
He was described as the "Ben Hogan of Asia" by Gene Sarazen due to the similarities between their swings.[1]
Professional wins (16)[edit]
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Apr 1968 | Yomiuri International | −5 (68-75-68-72=283) | 2 strokes |  Tomoo Ishii
|
Other wins (11)[edit]
- 1959 Japan Open Golf Championship
- 1960 White Bear Cup
- 1962 Kanto Open, White Bear Cup
- 1964 Kanto Pro Championship, Golf Nippon Series, Champions Tournament
- 1965 Champions Tournament
- 1966 Grand Monarch, Champions Tournament
- 1967 Narashino Million
Senior wins (4)[edit]
- 1981 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 1982 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
- 1983 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
- 1985 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T15 | T44 | T39 | T22 | T46 | T35 | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T33 |
Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Note: Chen only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
Team appearances[edit]
- Canada Cup (representing Chinese Taipei): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
References[edit]
- ^ Boudewyn, Norman (24 January 1965). "Top Prizes Attract Top Men As Far East Golf Grows". The Straits Times. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-11-27 – via National Library Board Singapore.
External links[edit]
- Chen Ching-Po at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Japan Professional Golf Hall Of Fame (in Japanese)
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