Chen Ching-Po
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| Chen Ching-Po | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 October 1931 |
| Died | 14 January 2025 (aged 93) |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 16 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T15: 1963 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T33: 1956 |
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)
[edit | edit source]Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Apr 1968 | Yomiuri International | −5 (68-75-68-72=283) | 2 strokes | Japan Tomoo Ishii |
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Other wins (11)
[edit | edit source]- 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)
[edit | edit source]- 1981 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 1982 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
- 1983 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
- 1985 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
Results in major championships
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]- Canada Cup (representing Chinese Taipei): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Chen Ching-Po at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Japan Professional Golf Hall Of Fame (in Japanese)