Lin Wen-tang

{{short description|Taiwanese professional golfer}}

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Lin Wen-tang ({{zh|t=林文堂}}, born 28 June 1974) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. He comes from a golfing family, with his father and uncle both being professionals and two brothers who played with him on the Asian Tour.

Lin turned professional in 1996, and won for the first time as at the 1998 Hsin Fong Open, a non-tour event in his home country. He has played on the Asian Tour since 1998 and has won four titles, his first coming in 2006 at the Taiwan Open. His second Asian Tour victory came in 2007 at the Brunei Open, and in 2008 he won the inaugural Asian Tour International in Thailand.

In April 2008, Lin reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings, and then in November, he recorded the biggest win of his career at the UBS Hong Kong Open, a European Tour co-sanctioned event, defeating Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari in a playoff. The win earned Lin a two-year exemption on the European Tour. He finished 2008 in the world top 50 to qualify for the 2009 Masters.

Professional wins (10)

=European Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|23 Nov 2008
(2009 season)

|UBS Hong Kong Open1

|−15 (65-69-64-67=265)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy, {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Molinari

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2008

|UBS Hong Kong Open

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy, {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Molinari

|Won with birdie on second extra hole
Molinari eliminated by birdie on first hole

=Asian Tour wins (6)=

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

align=center|1

|align=right|8 Oct 2006

|Taiwan Open

|−13 (70-68-68-69=275)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Simon Yates

align=center|2

|align=right|2 Sep 2007

|Brunei Open

|−15 (65-68-71-65=269)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Le Vesconte

align=center|3

|align=right|23 Mar 2008

|Asian Tour International

|−23 (65-68-68-64=265)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Noh Seung-yul

align=center|4

|align=right|23 Nov 2008

|UBS Hong Kong Open1

|−15 (65-69-64-67=265)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy, {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Molinari

align=center|5

|align=right|4 Oct 2009

|Mercuries Taiwan Masters

|−8 (71-66-71-72=280)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Lu Wen-teh

align=center|6

|align=right|14 Apr 2013

|Solaire Open

|−3 (69-73-70-73=285)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Richard T. Lee, {{flagicon|THA}} Thammanoon Sriroj

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2006

|Crowne Plaza Open

|{{flagicon|THA}} Prom Meesawat, {{flagicon|THA}} Chinnarat Phadungsil

|Phadungsil won with par on second extra hole
Lin eliminated by par on first hole

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|align=center|2

|2008

|UBS Hong Kong Open

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy, {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Molinari

|Won with birdie on second extra hole
Molinari eliminated by birdie on first hole

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|align=center|3

|2015

|Ho Tram Open

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García, {{flagicon|IND}} Himmat Rai,
{{flagicon|THA}} Thaworn Wiratchant

|García won with par on second extra hole
Lin and Wiratchant eliminated by birdie on first hole

=Asian Development Tour wins (2)=

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

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|align=right|29 Aug 2010

|Ballantine's Taiwan Championship1

|−10 (72-70-66-70=278)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Chia-jen

align=center|2

|align=right|3 Aug 2014

|Ballantine's Taiwan Championship1 (2)

|−21 (68-64-67-68=267)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Nils Floren, {{flagicon|TWN}} Chan Shih-chang

1Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour

=Other wins (2)=

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!2009

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Note: Lin only played in the Masters Tournament.

Results in World Golf Championships

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!Tournament!!2009

align="left"|Match Play

|R64

align="left"|Championship

|T66

align="left"|Invitational

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align="left"|Champions

|T33

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

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