Hsieh Yung-yo
{{short description|Taiwanese professional golfer (born 1934)}}
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| birth_place = Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Asia Golf Circuit
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| asiawins = 13 (Asia Golf Circuit)
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| masters = T29: 1970
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Hsieh Yung-yo ({{zh|t=謝永郁}}, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens.{{cite web |url=https://www.australiangolfdigest.com.au/from-the-uk-to-nigeria-to-taiwan-weve-crowned-the-king-of-golfs-national-opens/ |title=From the UK to Nigeria to Taiwan, we've crowned the king of golf's national opens |website=Australian Golf Digest |date=3 July 2019 |first=Shane |last=Ryan |accessdate=19 February 2020}} Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, where he was also the circuit champion on four occasions.{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19700302-1.2.153 |title=Yung Yo's S'pore Open by 2 strokes |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=2 March 1970 |page=24 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=19 February 2020}} He also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.
Professional wins (26)
=PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|25 May 1975 |−5 (72-75-66-70=283) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Marsh, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Toshiaki Sekimizu |
align=center|2
|align=right|6 Jul 1975 |−11 (71-70-66-70=277) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Takashi Murakami |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–2)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |1974 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Marsh |Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |1981 |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Namio Takasu |Lost to par on third extra hole |
=Asia Golf Circuit wins (13)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|10 Mar 1963 |−16 (65-70-70-67=272) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tomoo Ishii |
align=center|2
|align=right|22 Mar 1964 |Hong Kong Open (2) |−15 (65-70-68-66=269) |Playoff |{{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Murray |
align=center|3
|align=right|21 Mar 1965 |−5 (72-71-70-70=283) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung, {{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Dionisio Nadales, |
align=center|4
|align=right|2 Apr 1967 |−11 (69-71-70-67=277) |Playoff |{{flagicon|TWN}} Lu Liang-Huan |
align=center|5
|align=right|3 Mar 1968 |−9 (70-68-66-71=275) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Han Chang-sang, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kenji Hosoishi |
align=center|6
|align=right|31 Mar 1968 |Taiwan Open (2) |−6 (282) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
align=center|7
|align=right|23 Mar 1969 |Thailand Open (2) |−11 (66-71-70-70=277) |8 strokes |{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Chi-san |
align=center|8
|align=right|22 Feb 1970 |−6 (73-70-67-72=282) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Eleuterio Nival, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Haruo Yasuda |
align=center|9
|align=right|1 Mar 1970 |−8 (67-71-70-68=276) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Graham, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Haruo Yasuda |
align=center|10
|align=right|23 Feb 1975 |Hong Kong Open (3) | +8 (70-71-76-71=288) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|AUS}} Ted Ball, {{flagicon|USA}} Gaylord Burrows, |
align=center|11
|align=right|20 Feb 1977 |Philippine Open (2) |−7 (68-68-72-73=281) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan, {{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
align=center|12
|align=right|26 Feb 1978 |Hong Kong Open (4) |−4 (65-68-70-72=275) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Kim Seung-hack |
align=center|13
|align=right|9 Apr 1978 |Taiwan Open (4) |−5 (73-72-68-70=283) |Playoff |{{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (3–0)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |1964 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Murray |Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |1967 |{{flagicon|TWN}} Lu Liang-Huan |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
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|align=center|3 |1978 |{{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung |Won with par on seventh extra hole |
= Japanese circuit wins (7) =
- 1967 Chunichi Crowns
- 1969 Kanto Open
- 1970 Kanto Open, Wizard Tournament
- 1971 Kanto Open
- 1972 Hiroshima Open, World Friendship Tournament
=Other Asian wins=
this list may be incomplete
- 1961 Korea Open
- 1963 Korea Open
- 1969 Korea Open
=Senior wins=
- 1984 ROC PGA Senior Championship, Japan PGA Senior Championship
Team appearances
References
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External links
- {{JapanTour player|457}}
- [https://www.tpga.org.tw/index.php/Home/Player/index/pid/23293/nat/oth/first_letter/H.html Hsieh Yung-yo] at the Taiwan PGA official site
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