Hsu Sheng-san

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsu.
Hsu Sheng-san
Personal information
Born (1942-04-16) 16 April 1942 (age 82)
Sporting nationality Taiwan
Career
Turned professional1969
Former tour(s)PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins18
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour7 (Asia Golf Circuit)
Other10
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. Open70th: 1983
The Open ChampionshipT51: 1982
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner		1976, 1978, 1982

Hsu Sheng-san (Chinese: 許勝三, born 16 April 1942) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.

Outside of Taiwan, Hsu played primarily on the Asia Golf Circuit winning seven tournaments and heading the Order of Merit in 1976,[1] 1978[2] and 1982. His 1982 campaign started by losing out in a playoff at the opening event, the Philippine Open, having held a five stroke lead going into the final round, but he went on to win in India, Singapore and Thailand in consecutive weeks through the middle of the circuit to build a dominant position in the standings.[3] Hsu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning once.

Hsu's first two victories in professional tournaments were as an amateur, in 1966 at the Okinawa Open, and in 1967 at the Philippine Open.[4]

Professional wins (18)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 5 Jun 1977 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament −11 (68-68-69-72=277) 3 strokes Japan Takaaki Kono, Australia Graham Marsh,
Japan Teruo Sugihara

Asia Golf Circuit wins (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 26 Feb 1967 Philippine Open
(as an amateur) 		−5 (74-73-69-67=283) 1 stroke Philippines Celestino Tugot
2 16 Mar 1975 Indonesia Open −11 (71-70-70-66=277) 6 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
3 28 Mar 1976 Malaysian Open −9 (71-72-67-69=279) Playoff Myanmar Mya Aye
4 5 Mar 1978 Thailand Open −8 (69-68-72-71=280) 3 strokes United States Bruce Douglass
5 14 Mar 1982 Thailand Open (2) −7 (70-73-72-66=281) Playoff Taiwan Shen Chung-shyan
6 21 Mar 1982 Indian Open −15 (70-70-68-69=277) 3 strokes Japan Ikuo Shirahama
7 28 Mar 1982 Singapore Open −10 (68-67-68-71=274) 5 strokes Australia Terry Gale

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (2–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1974 Philippine Open Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1976 Malaysian Open Myanmar Mya Aye Won with par on third extra hole
3 1979 Singapore Open Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen Lost after concession on second extra hole
4 1982 Philippine Open Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan Lost to par on third extra hole
5 1982 Thailand Open Taiwan Shen Chung-shyan Won after concession on first extra hole
6 1987 Singapore Open Australia Peter Fowler, United States Jeff Maggert Fowler won with birdie on third extra hole

Japanese circuit wins (1)

Other wins (9)

  • 1969 ROC PGA Championship
  • 1976 ROC PGA Championship
  • 1980 Kaohsiung Open
  • 1981 ROC PGA Championship, Kaohsiung Open
  • 1982 Kaohsiung Open
  • 1984 Kaohsiung Open
  • 1985 ROC PGA Championship
  • 1987 ROC PGA Championship

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. 26 April 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  2. ^ "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. 24 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  3. ^ "From nightmare to a dream end". The Straits Times. 27 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  4. ^ "Title goes to Formosan amateur". The Straits Times. 27 February 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).


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