Chen Tze-chung

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.

Chen Tze-chung
Personal information
Born (1958-06-24) 24 June 1958
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality Taiwan
ResidenceTaipei
Career
Turned professional1980
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Japan Golf Tour6
Other9
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT12: 1987
PGA ChampionshipT23: 1985
U.S. OpenT2: 1985
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1987

In 1982, Chen became the first professional golfer from Taiwan to earn a PGA Tour card and is the first Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour with a win at the 1987 Los Angeles Open. Pan Cheng-tsung, became the second Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour with a victory in the 2019 RBC Heritage tournament. Chen was the second golfer from Asia to win on the PGA tour following Isao Aoki of Japan, who won the 1983 Hawaiian Open.

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.

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