Hsu Sheng-san

Hsu Sheng-san
Hsu Sheng-san
Personal information
Born	16 April 1942 (age 82)
Sporting nationality	Taiwan
Career
Turned professional	1969
Former tour(s)	PGA of Japan Tour; Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins	18
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	1
Asian Tour	7 (Asia Golf Circuit)
Other	10
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	70th: 1983
The Open Championship	T51: 1982
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit; Order of Merit winner
Asia Golf Circuit; Order of Merit winner	1976, 1978, 1982

Hsu Sheng-san (Chinese: 許勝三, born 16 April 1942) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.

Amateur career

Hsu's first two victories in professional tournaments were as an amateur, in 1966 at the Okinawa Open, and in 1967 at the Philippine Open.^[1]

Professional career

Outside of Taiwan, Hsu played primarily on the Asia Golf Circuit winning seven tournaments and heading the Order of Merit in 1976,^[2] 1978^[3] and 1982. His 1982 campaign started by losing out in a playoff at the opening event, the Philippine Open, having held a five stroke lead going into the final round, but he went on to win in India, Singapore and Thailand in consecutive weeks through the middle of the circuit to build a dominant position in the standings.^[4] Hsu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning once.

Professional wins (18)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	5 Jun 1977	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament	−11 (68-68-69-72=277)	3 strokes	Takaaki Kono, Graham Marsh, Teruo Sugihara

Other Japan wins (1)

1966 Okinawa Open (as an amateur)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	26 Feb 1967	Philippine Open (as an amateur)	−5 (74-73-69-67=283)	1 stroke	Celestino Tugot
2	16 Mar 1975	Indonesia Open	−11 (71-70-70-66=277)	6 strokes	Hsieh Min-Nan
3	28 Mar 1976	Malaysian Open	−9 (71-72-67-69=279)	Playoff	Mya Aye
4	5 Mar 1978	Thailand Open	−8 (69-68-72-71=280)	3 strokes	Bruce Douglass
5	14 Mar 1982	Thailand Open (2)	−7 (70-73-72-66=281)	Playoff	Shen Chung-shyan
6	21 Mar 1982	Indian Open	−15 (70-70-68-69=277)	3 strokes	Ikuo Shirahama
7	28 Mar 1982	Singapore Open	−10 (68-67-68-71=274)	5 strokes	Terry Gale

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (2–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1974	Philippine Open	Lu Liang-Huan	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1976	Malaysian Open	Mya Aye	Won with par on third extra hole
3	1979	Singapore Open	Lu Hsi-chuen	Lost after concession on second extra hole
4	1982	Philippine Open	Hsieh Min-Nan	Lost to par on third extra hole
5	1982	Thailand Open	Shen Chung-shyan	Won after concession on first extra hole
6	1987	Singapore Open	Peter Fowler, Jeff Maggert	Fowler won with birdie on third extra hole

Taiwan wins (9)

1969 ROC PGA Championship
1976 ROC PGA Championship
1980 Kaohsiung Open
1981 ROC PGA Championship, Kaohsiung Open
1982 Kaohsiung Open
1984 Kaohsiung Open
1985 ROC PGA Championship
1987 ROC PGA Championship

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1964, 1966, 1968

Professional

World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1976, 1978, 1988

References

^ "Title goes to Formosan amateur". The Straits Times. 27 February 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. 26 April 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. 24 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ "From nightmare to a dream end". The Straits Times. 27 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

External links

Hsu Sheng-san at the Japan Golf Tour official site
Hsu Sheng-san at the Taiwan PGA official site

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[1] "Title goes to Formosan amateur". The Straits Times. 27 February 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[2] "Arda wins right to play in British, US meets". The Straits Times. 26 April 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[3] "Kuo takes Dunlop by nine strokes". The Straits Times. 24 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[4] "From nightmare to a dream end". The Straits Times. 27 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

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