Lu Chien-soon
| Lu Chien-soon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 28 December 1959 Champions Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 36 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Senior Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 14 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1984 | ||
| The Open Championship | T29: 1983 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Lu Chien-soon (Chinese: 盧建順, born 28 December 1959) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Lu won 20 tournaments in his native Taiwan.NST Niigata Open Golf Championship, he had previously finished T-9 at the 1985 Golf Digest Tournament as a non-member.
After being sidelined for eight years (2001–08) with back problems,Regions Tradition. He won the 2011 Fubon Senior Open on the European Senior Tour.
Professional wins (15)
Asia Golf Circuit wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Mar 1983 | Singapore Open | −5 (71-72-70-66=279) | Playoff |  Bill Brask
|
| 2 | 4 Mar 1984 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
|
−9 (69-69-75-72=275) | 2 strokes |  Terry Gale,  Sam Torrance
|
| 3 | 11 Mar 1984 | Thailand Open | −10 (69-67-71-71=278) | 6 strokes | Wayne Grady
|
| 4 | 7 Apr 1985 | Indonesia Open | −14 (67-69-72-66=274) | 1 stroke |  Frankie Miñoza
|
| 5 | 3 Apr 1988 | Charminar Challenge Indian Open
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−11 (68-68-70-75=281) | 5 strokes | Kirk Triplett
|
| 6 | 19 Mar 1989 | Singapore Open | −7 (69-69-67-72=277) | 1 stroke |  Carlos Espinosa
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| 7 | 9 Apr 1989 | Taiwan Open | −9 (70-69-68=207)* | 1 stroke |  Chen Liang-hsi
|
*Note: The 1989 Taiwan Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Singapore Open | Bill Brask
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Asian Development Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Nov 2012 | Yeangder ADT1 | −19 (66-63-68=197)* | 5 strokes | Lin Wen-tang
|
*Note: The 2012 Yeangder ADT was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jul 2009
|
Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia | −11 (68-68-70-71=277) | Playoff |  Antonio Lascuña
|
Other Asian wins (4)
- 1985 HP Open
- 1989 Rolex Masters (Singapore)
- 1990 Kaohsiung Open
- 1998 Taiwan Open
European Senior Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Nov 2011 | Fubon Senior Open | −12 (64-71-69=204) | 5 strokes | Lorens Chan (a)
|
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
Team appearances
Professional
References
- ^ a b Skyzinski, Rich (28 May 2012). "Keep an eye on Taiwan's Chien Soon Lu". Golfweek. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ PGA of America. Associated Press. 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Sport Digest – Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Google Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A year of firsts lies ahead for Asian circuit". Business Times. Singapore. 16 January 1989. p. 14. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
External links
- Lu Chien-soon at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Lu Chien-soon at the PGA Tour official site
- Lu Chien-soon at the European Tour official site
- Lu Chien-soon at the Taiwan PGA official site
- Lu Chien-soon at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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