Lam Chih Bing | |
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Personal information | |
Born | 29 December 1976 |
Sporting nationality | Singapore |
Residence | Singapore |
Career | |
College | University of Arizona University of Leicester |
Turned professional | 1999 |
Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
Professional wins | 10 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Asian Tour | 1 |
Other | 9 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 83rd: 2008 |
Lam Chih Bing (born 29 December 1976) is a retired Singaporean professional golfer. [1]
Lam was a scratch golfer at seventeen, and attended the University of Arizona in the United States before completing an MBA at the University of Leicester in England, following his ambition to become a fund manager. [2] Instead he began a professional golf career, joining the Asian Tour in 2001. In his first seven seasons Lam struggled to retain his card, never finishing inside the top 60 on the Order of Merit, but 2008 was his breakthrough year, with four top-10s and a maiden tour win at the prestigious season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 21 Dec 2008 | Volvo Masters of Asia | −14 (69-66-72-67=274) | 2 strokes | Chapchai Nirat |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 21 Oct 2007 | BILT Open | −13 (68-66-69-72=275) | 1 stroke | Digvijay Singh |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 17 May 2008 | Mercedes-Benz Masters Indonesia | −17 (65-65-68-63=271) | 3 strokes | Angelo Que |
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | 83 | CUT |
Note: Lam only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Tournament | 2009 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | 76 |
Champions | T60 |
"T" = Tied
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