Wu Ashun

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Wu Ashun
Ashun Wu KLM Open 2013.JPG
Personal information
Born (1985-06-22) 22 June 1985 (age 36)
Xiamen, Fujian, China[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality China
ResidenceXiamen, Fujian, China
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Tour
OneAsia Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Japan Golf Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2013, 2014

Wu Ashun (born 22 June 1985) is a Chinese professional golfer. He has won three times on the European Tour and twice on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional career[]

Wu played on the Asian Tour in 2008 and 2009. His best finish was T-4 at the 2009 Singha Thailand Open.

Wu played on the Japan Golf Tour in 2010 and from 2012 to 2015. He won his first title in September 2012 at the Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen. He was the first golfer from China to win on the Japan Golf Tour.[2] He also played on the OneAsia Tour, finishing 19th on the 2011 Order of Merit.[3] In 2013, Wu won for the second time on the Japan Golf Tour, with a one-stroke victory at the Heiwa PGM Championship. He won the Volvo China Open on the European Tour in 2015.

Since 2016, Wu has played primarily on the European Tour. In 2016 he won the Lyoness Open and in 2018 he had a third European Tour win, in the KLM Open, which made him the first Chinese player to win three times on the European Tour.[1]

Professional wins (5)[]

European Tour wins (3)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 26 Apr 2015 Volvo China Open1 −9 (73-66-69-71=279) 1 stroke England David Howell
2 12 Jun 2016 Lyoness Open −13 (69-72-65-69=275) 1 stroke Spain Adrián Otaegui
3 16 Sep 2018 KLM Open −16 (64-66-71-67=268) 1 stroke England Chris Wood

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 9 Sep 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen −18 (65-66-67=198)* Playoff Japan Yuta Ikeda
2 10 Nov 2013 Heiwa PGM Championship −11 (67-66-65-75=273) 1 stroke South Korea Kim Hyung-sung

*Note: The 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen Japan Yuta Ikeda Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 2013 2014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships[]

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T70 T49 T36 T68 T14 T58 T23 T20 T64 T73
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ashun Wu". European Tour.
  2. ^ Westlake, Adam (10 September 2012). "Wu Ashun wins Toshin, becomes first Chinese champion on Japan Golf Tour". The Japan Daily Press. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Order of Merit 2011". OneAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

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