Hsieh Min-Nan

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| birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan

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| yearpro = 1965

| tour = Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit

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| open = T31: 1972

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Hsieh Min-Nan ({{zh|t=謝敏男}}, born 9 August 1940), also known as Tony Hsieh,{{cite web |url=https://asiantour.com/tour-insider-mercuries-taiwan-masters/ |title=Tour Insider: Mercuries Taiwan Masters |website=Asian Tour |first=Olle |last=Nordberg |accessdate=3 March 2020}} is a Taiwanese professional golfer.

Professional career

Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 1972 World Cup with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the individual title. He won many other tournaments in Asia and was the Asia Golf Circuit overall champion on three occasions, in 1971, 1975 and 1977.{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19710426-1.1.25 |title=Min-Nan overall circuit champion |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=26 April 1971 |page=25 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=19 February 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19740422-1.2.127.1 |title=Hsieh again takes circuit prize |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=21 April 1975 |page=26 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=19 February 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19770418-1.2.65.1 |title=Min-Nan the overall Asian champion |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=18 April 1977 |page=16 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=19 February 2020}}

Professional wins (53)

=PGA of Japan Tour wins (11)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|3 Aug 1975

|Kanto Pro Championship

|−14 (65-71-67-71=274)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki

align=center|2

|align=right|25 Jun 1978

|Shizuoka Open

|−8 (68-68-74-70=280)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki

align=center|3

|align=right|15 Apr 1979

|Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament

|−6 (68-66=134)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Fujio Kobayashi

align=center|4

|align=right|16 Sep 1979

|Japan PGA Championship

|−16 (67-68-66-71=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Teruo Sugihara

align=center|5

|align=right|15 Jun 1980

|Sapporo Tokyu Open

|−6 (74-70-68-70=282)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Marsh, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki

align=center|6

|align=right|30 Aug 1981

|KBC Augusta

|−9 (69-68-73-69=279)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Tze-chung, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Nobumitsu Yuhara

align=center|7

|align=right|10 Oct 1982

|Tokai Classic

|−14 (64-71-72-67=274)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Nelson

align=center|8

|align=right|17 Oct 1982

|Golf Digest Tournament

|−14 (64-70-65-75=274)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Akira Yabe

align=center|9

|align=right|24 Oct 1982

|Bridgestone Tournament

|−9 (64-70-71-74=279)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kikuo Arai

align=center|10

|align=right|21 Apr 1985

|Bridgestone Aso Open

|−8 (66-70-71-73=280)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto

align=center|11

|align=right|4 Aug 1985

|NST Niigata Open

|−12 (65-70-68-69=272)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshihisa Iwashita

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–7)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1976

|Japan PGA Championship

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Shichiro Enomoto, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Seiichi Kanai,
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Haruo Yasuda

|Kanai won with par on third extra hole
Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole

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|align=center|2

|1976

|Bridgestone Tournament

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masaji Kusakabe, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Takashi Murakami

|Murakami won with par on third extra hole
Hsieh eliminated by par on second hole

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|align=center|3

|1978

|Kanto Open

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Minoru Hiyoshi, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Seiichi Kanai

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|align=center|4

|1979

|Tohoku Classic

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tōru Nakamura

|Lost to birdie on second extra hole

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|align=center|5

|1980

|Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yasuhiro Funatogawa

|Lost to par on first extra hole

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|align=center|6

|1981

|KBC Augusta

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Tze-chung, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Nobumitsu Yuhara

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

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|align=center|7

|1982

|Niigata Open

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshitaka Yamamoto

|Lost to par on fourth extra hole

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|align=center|8

|1982

|Bridgestone Tournament

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kikuo Arai

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

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|align=center|9

|1984

|Fujisankei Classic

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tateo Ozaki

|Lost to par on first extra hole

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|align=center|10

|1985

|Bridgestone Aso Open

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto

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|align=center|11

|1985

|NST Niigata Open

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshihisa Iwashita

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

=Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|26 Mar 1972

|Thailand Open

|−10 (71-68-70-69=278)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san

align=center|2

|align=right|23 Apr 1972

|Sobu International Open

|−9 (71-72-72-64=279)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda

align=center|3

|align=right|27 Feb 1977

|Hong Kong Open

|E (70-70-70-70=280)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Teruo Sugihara

align=center|4

|align=right|10 Apr 1977

|Taiwan Open

|−12 (71-67-68-70=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung

align=center|5

|align=right|21 Feb 1982

|Philippine Open

| +4 (72-72-76-72=292)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1975

|Taiwan Open

|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda, {{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung

|Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1982

|Philippine Open

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san

|Won with par on third extra hole

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|align=center|3

|1982

|Malaysian Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Denny Hepler, {{flagicon|USA}} David Ogrin

|Hepler won with birdie on second extra hole

=Other Japan wins (6)=

1968 Kanto Open
1969 Kyushu Tour BS Tournament
1972 Bridgestone Tournament
1974 Okinawa TV Cup
1976 Tochigi Open
1978 Hokuriku International

=Other Taiwan wins (9)=

1973 Republic of China PGA Championship
1974 Tamsui Open
1983 Republic Of China PGA Championship, Kaohsiung Open
1984 Phoenix Cup Open
1986 Vuitton Pro Tournament
1988 Tamsui Open
1992 Mercuries Taiwan Masters
1995 Kaohsiung Open

=Other wins (3)=

1972 World Cup (team win with Lu Liang-Huan and individual trophy)
1980 Philippine Masters

=Senior wins (19)=

1990 Ashitaka Senior Tournament
1991 Maruman Senior Tournament
1992 Phoenix Cup Senior Open
1993 Dai-ichi Life Cup, Noboru Goto Memorial Tokyu Senior Cup, Green Standard Group Cup
1994 Green Standard Group Cup
1995 HTB Senior Classic, Daxi Senior Open
1996 Hongxi Daxi Senior Open
1998 HTB Senior Classic
1999 Guohua Match Play
2000 Japan Grand Senior Tournament
2002 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
2006 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
2008 Kanto Pro Gold Senior Championship, Handa Cup
2009 Handa Cup
2010 Kanto Pro Gold Senior Championship

Team appearances

this list may be incomplete

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1962, 1964 (individual leader)

Professional

World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1970, 1971, 1972 (team winners and individual winner), 1973, 1975, 1977, 1984
Double Diamond International (representing the Rest of the World): 1977
Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (non-playing captain, winners), 2005 (non-playing captain, winners)

References

External links

{{JapanTour player|458}}
[https://www.tpga.org.tw/index.php/Home/Player/index/pid/21728/nat/oth/first_letter/H.html Hsieh Min-Nan] at the Taiwan PGA official site
[http://smile-pga.jp/profile/?id=000458 Hsieh Min-Nan] at the Japan PGA official site (in Japanese)
{{OWGR|469}}
[http://www.asm-indonesia.com/playerprofile.asp?PlayerID=131 Profile at 2007 Asian Senior Masters site]

Category:Taiwanese male golfers

Category:Japan Golf Tour golfers

Category:1940 births

Category:Living people

Category:Golfers from Taipei

Hsieh Min-Nan

Professional career

Professional wins (53)

=PGA of Japan Tour wins (11)=

=Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)=

=Other Japan wins (6)=

=Other Taiwan wins (9)=

=Other wins (3)=

=Senior wins (19)=

Team appearances

See also

References

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