Hsieh Yung-yo (, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Career Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens. Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, where he was also the circuit champion on four occasions. He also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.
Professional wins (26) PGA of Japan Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up125 May 1975Pepsi-Wilson Tournament−5 (72-75-66-70=283)1 stroke Graham Marsh, Toshiaki Sekimizu26 Jul 1975ANA Sapporo Open−11 (71-70-66-70=277)2 strokes Takashi Murakami
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11974Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Graham MarshLost to birdie on fourth extra hole21981Yomiuri Open Namio TakasuLost to par on third extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (13) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up110 Mar 1963Hong Kong Open−16 (65-70-70-67=272)3 strokes Tomoo Ishii222 Mar 1964Hong Kong Open (2)−15 (65-70-68-66=269)Playoff Alan Murray321 Mar 1965Thailand Open−5 (72-71-70-70=283)6 strokes Kuo Chie-Hsiung, Dionisio Nadales, Koichi Ono, Hideyo Sugimoto, Shigeru Uchida42 Apr 1967Taiwan Open−11 (69-71-70-67=277)Playoff Lu Liang-Huan53 Mar 1968Singapore Open−9 (70-68-66-71=275)6 strokes Han Chang-sang, Kenji Hosoishi631 Mar 1968Taiwan Open (2)−6 (282)1 stroke Kuo Chie-Hsiung723 Mar 1969Thailand Open (2)−11 (66-71-70-70=277)8 strokes Hsu Chi-san822 Feb 1970Philippine Open−6 (73-70-67-72=282)6 strokes Eleuterio Nival, Haruo Yasuda91 Mar 1970Singapore Open−8 (67-71-70-68=276)2 strokes David Graham, Haruo Yasuda1023 Feb 1975Hong Kong Open (3) +8 (70-71-76-71=288)1 stroke Ted Ball, Gaylord Burrows, Stewart Ginn1120 Feb 1977Philippine Open (2)−7 (68-68-72-73=281)5 strokes Hsieh Min-Nan, Kuo Chie-Hsiung1226 Feb 1978Hong Kong Open (4)−4 (65-68-70-72=275)1 stroke Kim Seung-hack139 Apr 1978Taiwan Open (4)−5 (73-72-68-70=283)Playoff Kuo Chie-Hsiung
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (3–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11964Hong Kong Open Alan MurrayWon with birdie on fourth extra hole21967Taiwan Open Lu Liang-HuanWon with birdie on first extra hole31978Taiwan Open Kuo Chie-HsiungWon with par on seventh extra hole
Japanese circuit wins (7) 1967 Chunichi Crowns 1969 Kanto Open 1970 Kanto Open, Wizard Tournament 1971 Kanto Open 1972 Hiroshima Open, World Friendship Tournament
Other Asian wins this list may be incomplete 1961 Korea Open 1963 Korea Open 1969 Korea Open
Senior wins 1984 ROC PGA Senior Championship, Japan PGA Senior Championship
Team appearances World Cup (representing Chinese Taipei): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1978
References
External links
Hsieh Yung-yo at the Taiwan PGA official site