| Kuo Chie-Hsiung | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 25 May 1940 Taiwan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
| Professional wins | 30 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 4 | ||
| Other | 26 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T40: 1972 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Kuo Chie-Hsiung (Chinese: 郭吉雄, born 25 May 1940) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Kuo played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times including three tournaments in a five week span during 1979,[1] and the Asia Golf Circuit, winning nine tournaments. He was the 1974 Asia Golf Circuit champion after wins in the Indian and Taiwan opens,[2] and narrowly missed out of defending the championship the following year when topped the money list but finished half a point behind Hsieh Min-Nan despite winning three tournaments during the season.[3] He also led the money list in 1978,[1] but was again runner-up in the points race.[4]
Kuo also had a great deal of success in his homeland and won many other tournaments throughout Asia.
- ^ a b Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ "Lu cards a 70 to win Sobu Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 April 1974. p. 27. 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.
- ^ "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board.