Chen Ching-Po (1 October 1931 – 14 January 2025) was a Taiwanese professional golfer. He represented Taiwan in 11 successive Canada Cup tournaments from 1956 to 1966 and won the Japan Open Golf Championship in 1959.
Chen was described as the "Ben Hogan of Asia" by Gene Sarazen due to the similarities between their swings.[1]
Chen moved to Japan in 1959 and naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 1978.[2][3]
Chen died from sepsis on 14 January 2025, at the age of 93.[4][5]
Professional wins (16)
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
| 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)
- 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)
- 1981 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 1982 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
- 1983 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
- 1985 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
Results in major championships
| 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
- Canada Cup (representing Chinese Taipei): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
References
- ^ Boudewyn, Norman (24 January 1965). "Top Prizes Attract Top Men As Far East Golf Grows". The Straits Times. p. 13. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via National Library Board Singapore.
- ^ 李, 宇政 (21 January 2025). "高爾夫》享耆壽93歲 日本名人堂成員陳清波辭世" (in Chinese). Yahoo! Taiwan. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "高球／旅日好手陳清波逝世 享耆壽93歲". United Daily News. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Chen, Yi-ling (21 January 2025). "快訊／前國手「敗血症辭世」！ 噩耗證實了" [News/Former national player "passed away from sepsis"! Bad news confirmed]. TVBS News (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "＜訃報＞陳 清波氏" [<Obituary> Mr. Chen Ching-po] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
External links
- Chen Ching-Po at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Japan Professional Golf Hall Of Fame (in Japanese)