| Hsieh Min-Nan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Tony | ||
| Born | 9 August 1940 Taipei, Taiwan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1965 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
| Professional wins | 53 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 11 | ||
| Asian Tour | 5 (Asia Golf Circuit) | ||
| Other | 37 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1983 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T31: 1972 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Hsieh Min-Nan (Chinese: 謝敏男, born 9 August 1940), also known as Tony Hsieh,[1] is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Professional career
[edit]Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 1972 World Cup with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the individual title. He won many other tournaments in Asia and was the Asia Golf Circuit overall champion on three occasions, in 1971, 1975 and 1977.[2][3][4]
Professional wins (53)
[edit]PGA of Japan Tour wins (11)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Aug 1975 | Kanto Pro Championship | −14 (65-71-67-71=274) | 2 strokes |  Isao Aoki, Masashi Ozaki
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| 2 | 25 Jun 1978 | Shizuoka Open | −8 (68-68-74-70=280) | 3 strokes | Isao Aoki
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| 3 | 15 Apr 1979 | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | −6 (68-66=134) | 2 strokes | Fujio Kobayashi
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| 4 | 16 Sep 1979 | Japan PGA Championship | −16 (67-68-66-71=272) | 1 stroke | Teruo Sugihara
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| 5 | 15 Jun 1980 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −6 (74-70-68-70=282) | 1 stroke |  Graham Marsh, Masashi Ozaki
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| 6 | 30 Aug 1981 | KBC Augusta | −9 (69-68-73-69=279) | Playoff | Chen Tze-chung, Nobumitsu Yuhara
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| 7 | 10 Oct 1982 | Tokai Classic | −14 (64-71-72-67=274) | 5 strokes |  Larry Nelson
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| 8 | 17 Oct 1982 | Golf Digest Tournament | −14 (64-70-65-75=274) | 1 stroke | Akira Yabe
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| 9 | 24 Oct 1982 | Bridgestone Tournament | −9 (64-70-71-74=279) | Playoff | Kikuo Arai
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| 10 | 21 Apr 1985 | Bridgestone Aso Open | −8 (66-70-71-73=280) | Playoff | Masahiro Kuramoto
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| 11 | 4 Aug 1985 | NST Niigata Open | −12 (65-70-68-69=272) | Playoff | Yoshihisa Iwashita
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PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–7)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | Japan PGA Championship | Shichiro Enomoto, Seiichi Kanai, Haruo Yasuda
|
Kanai won with par on third extra hole Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 1976 | Bridgestone Tournament | Masaji Kusakabe, Takashi Murakami
|
Murakami won with par on third extra hole Hsieh eliminated by par on second hole |
| 3 | 1978 | Kanto Open | Minoru Hiyoshi, Seiichi Kanai
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| 4 | 1979 | Tohoku Classic | Tōru Nakamura
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 5 | 1980 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | Yasuhiro Funatogawa
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1981 | KBC Augusta | Chen Tze-chung, Nobumitsu Yuhara
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 7 | 1982 | Niigata Open | Yoshitaka Yamamoto
|
Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
| 8 | 1982 | Bridgestone Tournament | Kikuo Arai
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 9 | 1984 | Fujisankei Classic | Tateo Ozaki
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 10 | 1985 | Bridgestone Aso Open | Masahiro Kuramoto
|
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| 11 | 1985 | NST Niigata Open | Yoshihisa Iwashita
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Mar 1972 | Thailand Open | −10 (71-68-70-69=278) | 6 strokes | Hsu Sheng-san
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| 2 | 23 Apr 1972 | Sobu International Open | −9 (71-72-72-64=279) | 2 strokes |  Ben Arda
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| 3 | 27 Feb 1977 | Hong Kong Open | E (70-70-70-70=280) | 1 stroke | Teruo Sugihara
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| 4 | 10 Apr 1977 | Taiwan Open | −12 (71-67-68-70=276) | 2 strokes | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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| 5 | 21 Feb 1982 | Philippine Open | +4 (72-72-76-72=292) | Playoff | Hsu Sheng-san
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Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | Taiwan Open | Ben Arda, Kuo Chie-Hsiung
|
Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1982 | Philippine Open | Hsu Sheng-san
|
Won with par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 1982 | Malaysian Open | Denny Hepler, David Ogrin
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Hepler won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other Japan wins (6)
[edit]- 1968 Kanto Open
- 1969 Kyushu Tour BS Tournament
- 1972 Bridgestone Tournament
- 1974 Okinawa TV Cup
- 1976 Tochigi Open
- 1978 Hokuriku International
Other Taiwan wins (9)
[edit]- 1973 Republic of China PGA Championship
- 1974 Tamsui Open
- 1983 Republic Of China PGA Championship, Kaohsiung Open
- 1984 Phoenix Cup Open
- 1986 Vuitton Pro Tournament
- 1988 Tamsui Open
- 1992 Mercuries Taiwan Masters
- 1995 Kaohsiung Open
Other wins (3)
[edit]- 1972 World Cup (team win with Lu Liang-Huan and individual trophy)
- 1980 Philippine Masters
Senior wins (19)
[edit]- 1990 Ashitaka Senior Tournament
- 1991 Maruman Senior Tournament
- 1992 Phoenix Cup Senior Open
- 1993 Dai-ichi Life Cup, Noboru Goto Memorial Tokyu Senior Cup, Green Standard Group Cup
- 1994 Green Standard Group Cup
- 1995 HTB Senior Classic, Daxi Senior Open
- 1996 Hongxi Daxi Senior Open
- 1998 HTB Senior Classic
- 1999 Guohua Match Play
- 2000 Japan Grand Senior Tournament
- 2002 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
- 2006 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
- 2008 Kanto Pro Gold Senior Championship, Handa Cup
- 2009 Handa Cup
- 2010 Kanto Pro Gold Senior Championship
Team appearances
[edit]this list may be incomplete
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1962, 1964 (individual leader)
Professional
- World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1970, 1971, 1972 (team winners and individual winner), 1973, 1975, 1977, 1984
- Double Diamond International (representing the Rest of the World): 1977
- Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (non-playing captain, winners), 2005 (non-playing captain, winners)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nordberg, Olle. "Tour Insider: Mercuries Taiwan Masters". Asian Tour. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Min-Nan overall circuit champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Hsieh again takes circuit prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 April 1975. p. 26. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Min-Nan the overall Asian champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
External links
[edit]- Hsieh Min-Nan at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hsieh Min-Nan at the Taiwan PGA official site
- Hsieh Min-Nan at the Japan PGA official site (in Japanese)
- Hsieh Min-Nan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile at 2007 Asian Senior Masters site
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