Hsieh Yung-yo (Chinese: 謝永郁, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens.[1] Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, where he was also the circuit champion on four occasions.[2] He also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.
Professional wins (26)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 May 1975 | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | −5 (72-75-66-70=283) | 1 stroke |  Graham Marsh,  Toshiaki Sekimizu
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| 2 | 6 Jul 1975 | ANA Sapporo Open | −11 (71-70-66-70=277) | 2 strokes | Takashi Murakami
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PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Graham Marsh
|
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1981 | Yomiuri Open | Namio Takasu
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (13)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Mar 1963 | Hong Kong Open | −16 (65-70-70-67=272) | 3 strokes | Tomoo Ishii
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| 2 | 22 Mar 1964 | Hong Kong Open (2) | −15 (65-70-68-66=269) | Playoff | Alan Murray
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| 3 | 21 Mar 1965 | Thailand Open | −5 (72-71-70-70=283) | 6 strokes |  Kuo Chie-Hsiung,  Dionisio Nadales, Koichi Ono, Hideyo Sugimoto, Shigeru Uchida
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| 4 | 2 Apr 1967 | Taiwan Open | −11 (69-71-70-67=277) | Playoff | Lu Liang-Huan
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| 5 | 3 Mar 1968 | Singapore Open | −9 (70-68-66-71=275) | 6 strokes |  Han Chang-sang, Kenji Hosoishi
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| 6 | 31 Mar 1968 | Taiwan Open (2) | −6 (282) | 1 stroke | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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| 7 | 23 Mar 1969 | Thailand Open (2) | −11 (66-71-70-70=277) | 8 strokes | Hsu Chi-san
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| 8 | 22 Feb 1970 | Philippine Open | −6 (73-70-67-72=282) | 6 strokes | Eleuterio Nival, Haruo Yasuda
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| 9 | 1 Mar 1970 | Singapore Open | −8 (67-71-70-68=276) | 2 strokes | David Graham, Haruo Yasuda
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| 10 | 23 Feb 1975 | Hong Kong Open (3) | +8 (70-71-76-71=288) | 1 stroke | Ted Ball,  Gaylord Burrows, Stewart Ginn
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| 11 | 20 Feb 1977 | Philippine Open (2) | −7 (68-68-72-73=281) | 5 strokes | Hsieh Min-Nan, Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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| 12 | 26 Feb 1978 | Hong Kong Open (4) | −4 (65-68-70-72=275) | 1 stroke | Kim Seung-hack
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| 13 | 9 Apr 1978 | Taiwan Open (4) | −5 (73-72-68-70=283) | Playoff | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (3–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1964 | Hong Kong Open | Alan Murray
|
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1967 | Taiwan Open | Lu Liang-Huan
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1978 | Taiwan Open | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
|
Won with par on seventh extra hole |
Japanese circuit wins (7)
- 1967 Chunichi Crowns
- 1969 Kanto Open
- 1970 Kanto Open, Wizard Tournament
- 1971 Kanto Open
- 1972 Hiroshima Open, World Friendship Tournament
Other Asian wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1961 Korea Open
- 1963 Korea Open
- 1969 Korea Open
Senior wins
- 1984 ROC PGA Senior Championship, Japan PGA Senior Championship
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Chinese Taipei): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1978
References
- ^ Ryan, Shane (3 July 2019). "From the UK to Nigeria to Taiwan, we've crowned the king of golf's national opens". Australian Golf Digest. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Yung Yo's S'pore Open by 2 strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 March 1970. p. 24. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
External links
- Hsieh Yung-yo at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hsieh Yung-yo at the Taiwan PGA official site
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