Lu Hsi-chuen (Chinese: 呂西鈞, born 10 December 1953) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.[2][3]

Lu Hsi-chuen
Personal information
NicknameMaster Lu[1]
Born (1953-12-10) 10 December 1953 (age 70)
Tansui, Taiwan
Sporting nationality Taiwan
Career
Turned professional1978
Former tour(s)PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Asian Tour11 (Asia Golf Circuit)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1981
U.S. OpenCUT: 1980, 1981
The Open ChampionshipT46: 1986
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner
1979, 1980, 1981,
1986

Lu had considerable success on the Asia Golf Circuit from 1979 through to the late 1980s, winning ten tournaments, including nine national opens, and capturing the circuit title four times, in 1979,[4] 1980,[5] 1981[6] and 1986.[7] Lu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.

After ending his playing career, Lu became a golf instructor at Sunrise Golf Academy in Yangmei, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[8]

Lu is the nephew of Lu Liang-Huan.[4]

Professional wins (13)

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 31 May 1981 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament +1 (69-71-76-73=289) Playoff   Tōru Nakamura,   Teruo Sugihara
2 21 Aug 1983 Acom Doubles
(with   Lu Liang-Huan)
−27 (64-66-66-65=261) Playoff   Hajime Meshiai and   Masashi Ozaki

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1981 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament   Tōru Nakamura,   Teruo Sugihara Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1981 Hiroshima Open   Seiichi Kanai Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 1983 Acom Doubles
(with   Lu Liang-Huan)
  Hajime Meshiai and   Masashi Ozaki Won with birdie on third extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (11)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 4 Mar 1979 Singapore Open −4 (71-70-70-69=280) Playoff   Hsu Sheng-san
2 11 Mar 1979 Malaysian Open −11 (69-71-67-70=277) 7 strokes   Chen Chien-chin,   Tsutomu Irie,
  Ron Milanovich
3 1 Apr 1979 Indonesia Open −8 (67-67-70-68=272) 1 stroke   Mya Aye
4 24 Feb 1980 Philippine Open −1 (76-70-70-71=287) 1 stroke   Rudy Labares,   Sam Torrance
5 9 Mar 1980 Thailand Open −14 (64-71-71-68=274) 3 strokes   Mark McNulty
6 6 Apr 1980 Indonesia Open (2) −15 (64-68-64-69=265) 8 strokes   Mya Aye
7 22 Mar 1981 Malaysian Open (2) −9 (67-68-70-71=276) 1 stroke   Ho Ming-chung
8 20 Feb 1983 Philippine Open (2) −11 (71-69-67-70=277) 3 strokes   Ikuo Shirahama
9 6 Apr 1986 Charminar Challenge Indian Open −13 (69-68-70-72=279) 2 strokes   Lu Chien-soon
10 13 Apr 1986 Taiwan Open −4 (67-76-69=212)* 1 stroke   Curt Byrum,   John Jacobs
11 16 Apr 1989 Maekyung Open −11 (67-69-70-71=277) 1 stroke   Chen Liang-hsi

*Note: The 1986 Taiwan Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1979 Singapore Open   Hsu Sheng-san Won after concession on second extra hole

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ Simms, George (1980). World of Golf 1980. Macdonald and Jane's. p. 142. ISBN 0362020078.
  2. ^ "World Series of Golf field". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. 24 September 1979. p. 54. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  4. ^ a b "Taiwan's Lu first rookie to win three golf titles". The Straits Times. 25 April 1979. p. 32. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  5. ^ "Lu's Asian title for second time". The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 April 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "Asian circuit is one of the best". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  7. ^ "Shegenobu wins last leg of Asian circuit". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 28 April 1986. p. 17. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Google Newspaper Archives.
  8. ^ Sunrise - Golf - Faculty
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