Tournament information | |
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Location | Taiwan |
Established | 1965 |
Tour(s) | Asian Tour Asia Golf Circuit |
Format | Stroke play |
Final year | 2006 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 270 Thaworn Wiratchant (2005) |
To par | −18 as above |
Final champion | |
Lin Wen-tang |
The Taiwan Open was the national open golf tournament of Taiwan. It was also known as the Republic of China Open, ROC Open, Chinese Taipei Open, or simply the China Open. It was founded in 1965, and became an event on the Asia Golf Circuit the following year. [1] The Asian PGA Tour was founded in 1995, and the Asian Circuit declined. The Taiwan Open became an event on the new tour in 1999, and was last held in 2006.
The following venues have been used since the founding of the Taiwan Open in 1965. [1] [2]
Venue | First | Last | Times |
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Taiwan Golf and Country Club | 1965 | 1994 | 16 |
Linkou International Golf and Country Club | 1970 | 1989 | 6 |
Kaohsiung Golf Club | 1976 | 1976 | 1 |
Kuo Hua Golf and Country Club | 1979 | 1979 | 1 |
New Tamsui Golf Club | 1980 | 1980 | 1 |
Hsin Chu Golf and Country Club | 1981 | 1988 | 3 |
Chang Gung Golf Club | 1986 | 2005 | 2 |
Taoyuan Golf and Country Club | 1987 | 1987 | 1 |
Tong Hwa Golf and Country Club | 1995 | 1996 | 2 |
Sunrise Golf and Country Club | 1997 | 2006 | 8 |
North Bay Golf and Country Club | 2004 | 2004 | 1 |
Year | Tour [lower-alpha 1] | Winner [lower-alpha 2] | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up [lower-alpha 2] | Venue | Ref. |
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Taiwan Open | ||||||||
2006 | ASA | Lin Wen-tang | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Simon Yates | Sunrise G&CC | [3] |
2005 | ASA | Thaworn Wiratchant | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Chapchai Nirat | Chang Gung GC | [4] |
2004 | ASA | Charlie Wi | 284 | −4 | 3 strokes | Terry Pilkadaris | North Bay G&CC | [5] |
Acer Taiwan Open | ||||||||
2003 | ASA | Jason Dawes | 284 | −4 | 8 strokes | Jeev Milkha Singh | Sunrise G&CC | [6] |
2002 | ASA | Danny Chia | 291 | +3 | 2 strokes | Hsieh Yu-shu Lin Chie-hsiang | Sunrise G&CC | [7] |
2001 | ASA | Andrew Pitts | 197 [lower-alpha 3] | −19 | 6 strokes | Mardan Mamat | Sunrise G&CC | [8] |
Johnnie Walker Taiwan Open | ||||||||
2000 | ASA | Vijay Singh | 287 | −1 | Playoff [lower-alpha 4] | Craig Kamps | Sunrise G&CC | [9] |
ERA Taiwan Open | ||||||||
1999 | ASA | Kang Wook-soon | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Kyi Hla Han | Sunrise G&CC | [10] |
Mercedes-Benz Taiwan Open | ||||||||
1998 | Lu Chien-soon (2) | 281 | −7 | Lin Chie-hsiang | Sunrise G&CC | |||
Republic of China Open | ||||||||
1997 | Tsai Chi-huang | 274 | −14 | 7 strokes | André Cruse | Sunrise G&CC | [11] | |
Chinfon Republic of China Open | ||||||||
1996 | AGC | Hong Chia-yuh (a) (2) | 278 | −10 | 12 strokes | Stuart Holmes Yu Chin-han | Tong Hwa GC | [12] [13] |
1995 | AGC | Daniel Chopra | 208 [lower-alpha 3] | −8 | 1 stroke | Hsieh Chin-sheng | Tong Hwa GC | [14] |
1994 | AGC | Hong Chia-yuh (a) | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Boonchu Ruangkit | Taiwan G&CC | [15] |
1993 | AGC | Lin Chie-hsiang (2) | 284 | −4 | 5 strokes | Carlos Espinosa Brian Watts | Taiwan G&CC | [16] |
Sanyang Republic of China Open | ||||||||
1992 | AGC | Lin Chie-hsiang | 217 [lower-alpha 3] | +1 | Playoff | Todd Hamilton Craig McClellan | Taiwan G&CC | [17] |
1991 | AGC | John Jacobs (2) | 285 | −3 | Playoff [lower-alpha 5] | Antolin Fernando | Taiwan G&CC | [18] |
1990 | AGC | Frankie Miñoza | 283 | −5 | Playoff [lower-alpha 6] | John Morse | Taiwan G&CC | [19] |
Taiwan Open | ||||||||
1989 | AGC | Lu Chien-soon | 207 [lower-alpha 3] | −9 | 1 stroke | Chen Liang-hsi | Linkou International G&CC | [20] [21] |
1988 | AGC | Carlos Espinosa | 293 | +5 | 1 stroke | Lin Chie-hsiang | Hsin Chu G&CC | [22] |
1987 | AGC | Mark Aebli | 294 | −2 | 2 strokes | Hsieh Yu-shu Mike Standly | Taoyuan G&CC | [23] |
1986 | AGC | Lu Hsi-chuen | 212 [lower-alpha 3] | −4 | 1 stroke | Curt Byrum John Jacobs | Chang Gung CC | [24] |
1985 | AGC | Lu Liang-Huan (4) | 282 | −6 | Playoff [lower-alpha 7] | Rafael Alarcón Hsieh Yu-shu | Hsin Chu G&CC | [25] |
1984 | AGC | John Jacobs | 218 [lower-alpha 3] | +2 | 3 strokes | Hsieh Min-Nan | Taiwan G&CC | [26] |
1983 | AGC | Lu Liang-Huan (3) | 295 | +7 | Playoff [lower-alpha 8] | Bill Israelson | Linkou International G&CC | [27] |
1982 | AGC | Chen Tze-ming | 289 | +1 | 2 strokes | Chien Shun-lu (a) Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Taiwan G&CC | [28] [29] |
1981 | AGC | Ho Ming-chung | 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Lu Hsi-chuen | Hsin Chu G&CC | [30] |
1980 | AGC | Kuo Chie-Hsiung (3) | 277 | −11 | 4 strokes | Mike Krantz Lu Liang-Huan | New Tamsui GC | [31] |
1979 | AGC | Lu Liang-Huan (2) | 287 | −1 | 2 strokes | Chen Tze-ming | Kuo Hua G&CC | [32] |
1978 | AGC | Hsieh Yung-yo (3) | 283 | −5 | Playoff [lower-alpha 9] | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Taiwan G&CC | [33] |
1977 | AGC | Hsieh Min-Nan | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Linkou International G&CC | [34] |
1976 | AGC | Hsu Chi-san (2) | 288 | E | 1 stroke | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Kaohsiung GC | [35] |
1975 | AGC | Kuo Chie-Hsiung (2) | 277 | −11 | Playoff [lower-alpha 10] | Ben Arda Hsieh Min-Nan | Taiwan G&CC | [36] |
1974 | AGC | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Lu Liang-Huan | Linkou International G&CC | [37] |
1973 | AGC | Eleuterio Nival | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Chang Chung-fa Ho Ming-chung Graham Marsh | Taiwan G&CC | [38] |
1972 | AGC | Haruo Yasuda | 284 | −4 | Playoff [lower-alpha 11] | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Taiwan G&CC | [39] [40] |
1971 | AGC | Chang Chung-fa (2) | 286 | −2 | 1 stroke | Eleuterio Nival | Linkou International G&CC | [41] |
1970 | AGC | Chang Chung-fa | 215 [lower-alpha 3] | −1 | 3 strokes | Chen Ching-Po | Linkou International G&CC | [42] |
1969 | AGC | Hideyo Sugimoto | 284 | −4 | Playoff [lower-alpha 12] | Hsu Chi-san | Taiwan G&CC | [43] |
1968 | AGC | Hsieh Yung-yo (2) | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Taiwan G&CC | [44] |
1967 | FEC | Hsieh Yung-yo | 277 | −11 | Playoff [lower-alpha 13] | Lu Liang-Huan | Taiwan G&CC | [45] |
1966 | FEC | Lu Liang-Huan | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Chen Chien-chung Hsu Chi-san Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Taiwan G&CC | [46] [47] |
1965 | Hsu Chi-san | 290 | Taiwan G&CC |
Source: [2]
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