Wu Ashun

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Wu Ashun
Ashun Wu KLM Open 2013.JPG
Personal information
Born (1985-06-22) 22 June 1985 (age 39)
Xiamen, Fujian, China [1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
ResidenceXiamen, Fujian, China
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour
OneAsia Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
Japan Golf Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2013, 2014

Wu Ashun (born 22 June 1985) is a Chinese professional golfer. He has won four times on the European Tour and twice on the Japan Golf Tour.

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Professional career

Wu played on the Asian Tour in 2008 and 2009. His best finish was T-4 at the 2009 Singha Thailand Open.

Wu played on the Japan Golf Tour in 2010 and from 2012 to 2015. He won his first title in September 2012 at the Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen. He was the first golfer from China to win on the Japan Golf Tour. [2]

Wu played on the OneAsia Tour in 2011, finishing 19th on the Order of Merit for that season. [3]

In 2013, Wu won for the second time on the Japan Golf Tour, with a one-stroke victory at the Heiwa PGM Championship.

In April 2015, Wu won the Volvo China Open on the European Tour. He made history as he became the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil. [4]

Since 2016, Wu has played primarily on the European Tour. In 2016 he won the Lyoness Open and in 2018 he had a third European Tour win, in the KLM Open, which made him the first Chinese player to win three times on the European Tour. [1]

In March 2022, Wu picked up his fourth European Tour victory at the Magical Kenya Open. A final-round 65 saw him beat Aaron Cockerill, Thriston Lawrence and Hurly Long by four shots. [5]

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
126 Apr 2015 Volvo China Open 1−9 (73-66-69-71=279)1 stroke Flag of England.svg David Howell
212 Jun 2016 Lyoness Open −13 (69-72-65-69=275)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Otaegui
316 Sep 2018 KLM Open −16 (64-66-71-67=268)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Chris Wood
46 Mar 2022 Magical Kenya Open −16 (69-68-66-65=268)4 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aaron Cockerill, Flag of South Africa.svg Thriston Lawrence,
Flag of Germany.svg Hurly Long

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
19 Sep 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen −18 (65-66-67=198)*Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda
210 Nov 2013 Heiwa PGM Championship −11 (67-66-65-75=273)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyung-sung

*Note: The 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
126 Apr 2015 Volvo China Open 1−9 (73-66-69-71=279)1 stroke Flag of England.svg David Howell

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Results in major championships

Tournament20132014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T70T49T36T68T14T58T23T20T64T73
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ashun Wu". European Tour.
  2. ↑ Westlake, Adam (10 September 2012). "Wu Ashun wins Toshin, becomes first Chinese champion on Japan Golf Tour". The Japan Daily Press. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Order of Merit 2011". OneAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Wu Ashun wins the Volvo China Open to create history". Sky Sports News. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "DP World Tour: Ashun Wu cruises to victory at Magical Kenya Open after Ewen Ferguson blows lead". Sky Sports News. 6 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Asia-Pacific golfers take big lead over China". AFP. Bangkok Post. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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