Kuo Chie-Hsiung
Kuo Chie-Hsiung (Chinese: 郭吉雄, born 25 May 1940) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
| 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 played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times including three tournaments in a five week span during 1979, and the Asia Golf Circuit, winning nine tournaments. He was the 1974 Asia Golf Circuit champion after wins in the Indian and Taiwan opens, 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. He also led the money list in 1978, but was again runner-up in the points race.
Kuo also had a great deal of success in his homeland and won many other tournaments throughout Asia.
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