| Chen Tze-chung | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 June 1958 |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan |
| Residence | Taipei |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 16 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 6 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T12: 1987 |
| PGA Championship | T23: 1985 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 1985 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1987 |
Chen Tze-chung (Chinese: 陳志忠; born 24 June 1958) is a Taiwanese professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Golf Circuit, the Asian Tour and the European Tour. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.C. Chen. His older brother, Chen Tze-ming, is also a professional golfer, who has won tournaments on the Japanese and Asian tours.
In 1982, Chen became the first professional golfer from Taiwan to earn a PGA Tour card[1] and is the first Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour with a win at the 1987 Los Angeles Open.[2] Pan Cheng-tsung, became the second Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour with a victory in the 2019 RBC Heritage tournament.[3] Chen was the second golfer from Asia to win on the PGA tour following Isao Aoki of Japan, who won the 1983 Hawaiian Open.[4]
Representing his country as an amateur, Chen was a member of the 1976 Eisenhower Trophy team with his brother, and then won a bronze medal for Taiwan at the 1980 tournament, as Chen finished 2nd individually, behind Hal Sutton of the United States. Chen finished 5th personally in the 1984 World Cup as a professional, leading Taiwan to a 2nd-place finish behind Spain, and represented Taiwan in 1985 and 1994 at the Alfred Dunhill Cup tournament, a country-based team golf competition, playing alongside his brother.[5][6]
- ^ Ballard, Sarah (16 June 1986). "Golf's own Chen Dynasty". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Who Were The Asian Professional Golfers That Blazed The Way For Today's Asian Professional?". Pro Tour Golf College.
- ^ Chuah Choo Chiang (18 October 2018). "C.T. Pan Realises PGA Tour Dream". PGA Tour.
- ^ Everill, Ben; Livsey, Laury (17 October 2021). "From Miyamoto to Matsuyama: A look at Japan's PGA Tour history". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Dunhill Cup". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 18 October 1985. p. 84 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dunhill Cup rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania. 14 September 1994. p. D-2 – via newspapers.com.