Lu Chien-soon
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Taipei, Taiwan | ||
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| Residence | Taipei, Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1982 | ||
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour Asia Golf Circuit Nationwide Tour Champions Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 36 | ||
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| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Senior Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 14 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1984 | ||
| The Open Championship | T29: 1983 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Lu Chien-soon (Template:Zh, born 28 December 1959) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Career
Lu won 20 tournaments in his native Taiwan.[1][2] He also had success elsewhere in Asia, especially on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he won seven national opens between 1983 and 1989 and was the overall circuit champion twice, in 1983 and 1988.[3][4] He also played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Nationwide Tour) in 1992, where his best finish was T-5 at the Ben Hogan Louisiana Open. He played on the Japan Golf Tour in 2001, where his best finish as a member was T-11 at the NST Niigata Open Golf Championship, he had previously finished T-9 at the 1985 Golf Digest Tournament as a non-member.
After being sidelined for eight years (2001–08) with back problems,[1][2] he returned to competition in 2009. He qualified for the Champions Tour via qualifying school. His best finishes are T-2 at the 2010 JELD-WEN Tradition, 2nd at the 2011 Montreal Championship and T-2 at the 2012 Regions Tradition. He won the 2011 Fubon Senior Open on the European Senior Tour.
Professional wins (15)
Asia Golf Circuit wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 13 Mar 1983 | Singapore Open | −5 (71-72-70-66=279) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Bill Brask |
| 2 | 4 Mar 1984 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | −9 (69-69-75-72=275) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Terry Gale, Template:Flagicon Sam Torrance |
| 3 | 11 Mar 1984 | Thailand Open | −10 (69-67-71-71=278) | 6 strokes | Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady |
| 4 | 7 Apr 1985 | Indonesia Open | −14 (67-69-72-66=274) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Frankie Miñoza |
| 5 | 3 Apr 1988 | Charminar Challenge Indian Open | −11 (68-68-70-75=281) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Kirk Triplett |
| 6 | 19 Mar 1989 | Singapore Open | −7 (69-69-67-72=277) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Carlos Espinosa |
| 7 | 9 Apr 1989 | Taiwan Open | −9 (70-69-68=207)[a] | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Chen Liang-hsi |
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Singapore Open | Template:Flagicon Bill Brask | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Asian Development Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Nov 2012 | Yeangder ADT1 | −19 (66-63-68=197)[a] | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Lin Wen-tang |
1Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jul 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia | −11 (68-68-70-71=277) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Antonio Lascuña |
Other Asian wins (4)
- 1985 HP Open
- 1989 Rolex Masters (Singapore)
- 1990 Kaohsiung Open
- 1998 Taiwan Open
European Senior Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Nov 2011 | Fubon Senior Open | −12 (64-71-69=204) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Lorens Chan (a) |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
Team appearances
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing Taiwan): 1989
- World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1989, 1994
Notes
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Skyzinski, Rich (28 May 2012). "Keep an eye on Taiwan's Chien Soon Lu". Golfweek. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."U.S. Senior Open Notebook: Lu all the way back from his chronic bad back". PGA of America. Associated Press. 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sport Digest – Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Google Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A year of firsts lies ahead for Asian circuit". Business Times. Singapore. 16 January 1989. p. 14. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
External links
- Lu Chien-soon at the Japan Golf Tour official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Lu Chien-soon at the PGA Tour official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Lu Chien-soon at the European Tour official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Lu Chien-soon at the Taiwan PGA official site
- Lu Chien-soon at the Official World Golf Ranking official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
