Lu Hsi-chuen

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.
Lu Hsi-chuen
Personal information
Born (1953-12-10) 10 December 1953 (age 68)
Tansui, Taiwan
Sporting nationality Taiwan
Career
Turned professional1978
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Asian Tour11 (Asia Golf Circuit)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1981
U.S. OpenCUT: 1980, 1981
The Open ChampionshipT46: 1986
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
champion		1979, 1980, 1981, 1986

Lu Hsi-chuen (Chinese: 呂西鈞, born 10 December 1953) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.[1][2]

Lu had considerable success on the Asia Golf Circuit from 1979 through to the late 1980s, winning ten tournaments, including nine national opens, and capturing the circuit title four times, in 1979,[3] 1980,[4] 1981[5] and 1986.[6] Lu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.

After ending his playing career, Lu became a golf instructor at Sunrise Golf Academy in Yangmei, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[7]

Lu is the nephew of Lu Liang-Huan.[3]

Professional wins (13)[]

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 31 May 1981 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament +1 (69-71-76-73=289) Playoff Japan Tōru Nakamura, Japan Teruo Sugihara
2 21 Aug 1983 Acom Doubles
(with Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan) 		−27 (64-66-66-65=261) Playoff Japan Hajime Meshiai and Japan Masashi Ozaki

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1981 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Japan Tōru Nakamura, Japan Teruo Sugihara Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1981 Hiroshima Open Japan Seiichi Kanai Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 1983 Acom Doubles
(with Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan) 		Japan Hajime Meshiai and Japan Masashi Ozaki Won with birdie on third extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (11)[]

Team appearances[]

Amateur

Professional

References[]

  1. ^ "World Series of Golf field". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. 24 September 1979. p. 54. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  3. ^ a b "Taiwan's Lu first rookie to win three golf titles". The Straits Times. 25 April 1979. p. 32. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  4. ^ "Lu's Asian title for second time". The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 April 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Asian circuit is one of the best". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Shegenobu wins last leg of Asian circuit". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 28 April 1986. p. 17. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Google Newspaper Archives.
  7. ^ Sunrise - Golf - Faculty

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