| Hsieh Min-Nan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Tony | ||
| Born | (1940-08-09) 9 August 1940 (age 84) Taipei, Taiwan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1965 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
| Professional wins | 53 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 11 | ||
| Asian Tour | 5 (Asia Golf Circuit) | ||
| Other | 37 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1983 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T31: 1972 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Hsieh Min-Nan (Chinese: 謝敏男, born 9 August 1940), also known as Tony Hsieh, is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Professional career
Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 1972 World Cup with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the individual title. He won many other tournaments in Asia and was the Asia Golf Circuit overall champion on three occasions, in 1971, 1975 and 1977.
Professional wins (53)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Aug 1975 | Kanto Pro Championship | −14 (65-71-67-71=274) | 2 strokes |  Isao Aoki, Masashi Ozaki
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| 2 | 25 Jun 1978 | Shizuoka Open | −8 (68-68-74-70=280) | 3 strokes | Isao Aoki
|
| 3 | 15 Apr 1979 | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | −6 (68-66=134) | 2 strokes | Fujio Kobayashi
|
| 4 | 16 Sep 1979 | Japan PGA Championship | −16 (67-68-66-71=272) | 1 stroke | Teruo Sugihara
|
| 5 | 15 Jun 1980 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −6 (74-70-68-70=282) | 1 stroke |  Graham Marsh, Masashi Ozaki
|
| 6 | 30 Aug 1981 | KBC Augusta | −9 (69-68-73-69=279) | Playoff | Chen Tze-chung, Nobumitsu Yuhara
|
| 7 | 10 Oct 1982 | Tokai Classic | −14 (64-71-72-67=274) | 5 strokes |  Larry Nelson
|
| 8 | 17 Oct 1982 | Golf Digest Tournament | −14 (64-70-65-75=274) | 1 stroke | Akira Yabe
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| 9 | 24 Oct 1982 | Bridgestone Tournament | −9 (64-70-71-74=279) | Playoff | Kikuo Arai
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| 10 | 21 Apr 1985 | Bridgestone Aso Open | −8 (66-70-71-73=280) | Playoff | Masahiro Kuramoto
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| 11 | 4 Aug 1985 | NST Niigata Open | −12 (65-70-68-69=272) | Playoff | Yoshihisa Iwashita
|
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–7)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | Japan PGA Championship | Shichiro Enomoto, Seiichi Kanai, Haruo Yasuda
|
Kanai won with par on third extra hole Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 1976 | Bridgestone Tournament | Masaji Kusakabe, Takashi Murakami
|
Murakami won with par on third extra hole Hsieh eliminated by par on second hole |
| 3 | 1978 | Kanto Open | Minoru Hiyoshi, Seiichi Kanai
|
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| 4 | 1979 | Tohoku Classic | Tōru Nakamura
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 5 | 1980 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | Yasuhiro Funatogawa
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1981 | KBC Augusta | Chen Tze-chung, Nobumitsu Yuhara
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 7 | 1982 | Niigata Open | Yoshitaka Yamamoto
|
Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
| 8 | 1982 | Bridgestone Tournament | Kikuo Arai
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 9 | 1984 | Fujisankei Classic | Tateo Ozaki
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 10 | 1985 | Bridgestone Aso Open | Masahiro Kuramoto
|
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| 11 | 1985 | NST Niigata Open | Yoshihisa Iwashita
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Mar 1972 | Thailand Open | −10 (71-68-70-69=278) | 6 strokes | Hsu Sheng-san
|
| 2 | 23 Apr 1972 | Sobu International Open | −9 (71-72-72-64=279) | 2 strokes |  Ben Arda
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| 3 | 27 Feb 1977 | Hong Kong Open | E (70-70-70-70=280) | 1 stroke | Teruo Sugihara
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| 4 | 10 Apr 1977 | Taiwan Open | −12 (71-67-68-70=276) | 2 strokes | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
|
| 5 | 21 Feb 1982 | Philippine Open | +4 (72-72-76-72=292) | Playoff | Hsu Sheng-san
|
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | Taiwan Open | Ben Arda, Kuo Chie-Hsiung
|
Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1982 | Philippine Open | Hsu Sheng-san
|
Won with par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 1982 | Malaysian Open | Denny Hepler, David Ogrin
|
Hepler won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other Japan wins (6)
- 1968 Kanto Open
- 1969 Kyushu Tour BS Tournament
- 1972 Bridgestone Tournament
- 1974 Okinawa TV Cup
- 1976 Tochigi Open
- 1978 Hokuriku International
Other Taiwan wins (9)
- 1973 Republic of China PGA Championship
- 1974 Tamsui Open
- 1983 Republic Of China PGA Championship, Kaohsiung Open
- 1984 Phoenix Cup Open
- 1986 Vuitton Pro Tournament
- 1988 Tamsui Open
- 1992 Mercuries Taiwan Masters
- 1995 Kaohsiung Open
Other wins (3)
- 1972 World Cup (team win with Lu Liang-Huan and individual trophy)
- 1980 Philippine Masters
Senior wins (19)
- 1990 Ashitaka Senior Tournament
- 1991 Maruman Senior Tournament
- 1992 Phoenix Cup Senior Open
- 1993 Dai-ichi Life Cup, Noboru Goto Memorial Tokyu Senior Cup, Green Standard Group Cup
- 1994 Green Standard Group Cup
- 1995 HTB Senior Classic, Daxi Senior Open
- 1996 Hongxi Daxi Senior Open
- 1998 HTB Senior Classic
- 1999 Guohua Match Play
- 2000 Japan Grand Senior Tournament
- 2002 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
- 2006 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
- 2008 Kanto Pro Gold Senior Championship, Handa Cup
- 2009 Handa Cup
- 2010 Kanto Pro Gold Senior Championship
Team appearances
this list may be incomplete
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1962, 1964 (individual leader)
Professional
- World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1970, 1971, 1972 (team winners and individual winner), 1973, 1975, 1977, 1984
- Double Diamond International (representing the Rest of the World): 1977
- Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (non-playing captain, winners), 2005 (non-playing captain, winners)
See also
References
- Nordberg, Olle. "Tour Insider: Mercuries Taiwan Masters". Asian Tour. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- "Min-Nan overall circuit champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 April 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
- "Hsieh again takes circuit prize". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 April 1975. p. 26. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
- "Min-Nan the overall Asian champion". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 April 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
External links
- Hsieh Min-Nan at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hsieh Min-Nan at the Taiwan PGA official site
- Hsieh Min-Nan at the Japan PGA official site (in Japanese)
- Hsieh Min-Nan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile at 2007 Asian Senior Masters site
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