Lin Keng-chi

{{Short description|Taiwanese golfer (born 1966)}}

{{family name hatnote|Lin|lang=Chinese}}

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| name = Lin Keng-chi
林根基

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| nickname = The Pin{{cite news |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2002/01/07/0000118991 |title=Lin leads Taiwan in golf standings |newspaper=Taipei Times |first=Jules |last=Quartly |date=7 January 2002 |access-date=24 June 2023}}

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| residence = Taipei, Taiwan

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| yearpro = 1989

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| tour = Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour

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| award1 = Asian PGA Tour
Order of Merit winner

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Players' Player of the Year

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Lin Keng-chi ({{zh|林根基}}, born 1 July 1966) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.

Career

Lin has won five tournaments on the Asian Tour and topped the Tour's money list in 1995. He has also played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour, where he had won three titles. In 2001 he reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He was a member of Asia's winning 2003 Dynasty Cup team.

Professional wins (9)

=Japan Golf Tour wins (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|15 Jul 2001

|Aiful Cup

|−18 (68-67-67-68=270)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki

align=center|2

|align=right|16 Sep 2001

|ANA Open

|−15 (66-70-66-71=273)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhiro Kinjo, {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsuneyuki Nakajima

align=center|3

|align=right|24 Jul 2005

|Sega Sammy Cup

|−13 (69-69-69-68=275)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kiyoshi Maita

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2001

|Aiful Cup

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

=Asian PGA Tour wins (5)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

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|align=right|30 Jul 1995

|Tournament Players Championship

|−10 (72-70-68-68=278)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Craig Kamps, {{flagicon|TWN}} Lu Wen-teh

align=center|2

|align=right|27 Aug 1995

|Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship

|−13 (71-68-67-69=275)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Zaw Moe

align=center|3

|align=right|22 Oct 1995

|Samsung Masters

|−9 (68-67-74-70=279)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Kim Jong-duck

align=center|4

|align=right|3 Sep 2000

|Mercuries Taiwan Masters

|−5 (69-72-73-69=283)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gerry Norquist

align=center|5

|align=right|2 Mar 2003

|Myanmar Open

|−13 (67-69-70-69=275)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|THA}} Thongchai Jaidee

=Other wins (1)=

  • 1998 Trans Strait Invitational{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |title=The World of Professional Golf 1999 |date=1999 |publisher=IMG Publishing |isbn=1878843249 |page=554}}

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

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