Kuo Chie-Hsiung
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Taiwan |
| Born | 25 May 1940 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Career | |
| Sport | Golf |
| Status | Professional |
| Current tours | 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 | |
| Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit winner | 1974 |
Kuo Chie-Hsiung (Chinese: 郭吉雄, born 25 May 1940) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Career
Kuo played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times including three tournaments in a five week span during 1979, and the Asia Golf Circuit, winning nine tournaments. He was the 1974 Asia Golf Circuit champion after wins in the Indian and Taiwan opens, 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. He also led the money list in 1978, but was again runner-up in the points race.
Kuo also had a great deal of success in his homeland and won many other tournaments throughout Asia.
Professional wins (30)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (4)
| 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)
| 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)
- 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)
- 1992 Japan BMW Seniors Open
- 1993 Japan Nagoya TV Cup Seniors
- 1995 Japan Nagoya TV Cup Seniors, Kuo-Hua Match Play, PGA Seniors and Women Championship
- 1999 PGA Seniors and Women Championship
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1962, 1964
Professional
References
- 1 2 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
- 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
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