Pan Cheng-tsung

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| nickname = The Bread Man{{cite magazine |url=https://thefriedegg.com/the-bread-man-is-in/ |title=The Bread Man is in |magazine=The Fried Egg |first=Will |last=Knights |date=22 April 2019 |access-date=8 July 2024}}

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| birth_place = Miaoli County, Taiwan

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| residence = Bellevue, Washington

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| college = University of Washington

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| tour = PGA Tour

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Pan Cheng-tsung ({{zh|c=潘政琮}}, born 12 November 1991), known professionally as C. T. Pan, is a Taiwanese professional golfer who currently competes on the PGA Tour.{{cite web |title=C. T. Pan |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.29908.c-t--pan.html |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=6 May 2018}}

In 2019, Pan became just the second Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour. He has represented Taiwan as an amateur on the 2006 Eisenhower Trophy team, and then again in the 2014 tournament. He won two gold medals in golf – one individually and one for team play – at the 2014 Asian Games, represented Taiwan in the 2016 World Cup of Golf and played in the 2019 Presidents Cup for the international team. He won a bronze medal for Taiwan in the 2020 Olympics.

Early and personal life

Pan was born in Miaoli County, Taiwan.{{cite news |title=Taiwan golfer Pan Cheng-tsung claims maiden PGA Tour title |url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=2,6,10,15,18&post=153519 |access-date=22 April 2019 |work=Taiwan Today |date=22 April 2019}} His father, a caddie who guided Pan into the sport, died in 2010.{{cite news |title=Pan Cheng-tsung rallies to win first PGA Tour title |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2019/04/23/2003713873 |access-date=23 April 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=23 April 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Chung |first1=Yu-chen |title=Taiwan's Pan wins 2019 PGA Heritage title |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201904220008.aspx |access-date=22 April 2019 |agency=Central News Agency |date=22 April 2019}} Pan was enrolled at the IMG Golf Academy for three years prior to attending the University of Washington.{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Ian |title=Taiwan's Cheng-Tsung Pan leads Southern Amateur at Shoal Creek |url=http://blog.al.com/golf/2010/07/taiwans_cheng-tsung_pan_leads.html |access-date=22 April 2019 |work=The Birmingham News |date=15 July 2010}}

He is married to Michelle Lin, who briefly served as his caddie.{{cite news |title=Golf: Chinese Taipei's Pan Cheng-tsung holds off rivals to win PGA Heritage title |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/golf/golf-chinese-taipeis-pan-cheng-tsung-holds-off-rivals-to-win-pga-heritage-title |access-date=22 April 2019 |work=Straits Times |date=22 April 2019}} Mike "Fluff" Cowan now caddies for Pan.

College career

Pan played college golf at the University of Washington where he won eight events.{{cite web |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208062073 |title=Cheng-Tsung Pan Biography |work=GoHuskies.com |access-date=23 June 2015}} He was the number one amateur golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2013.

Professional career

Pan was one of two local golfers to make the cut at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.{{cite news |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/golf/cheng-tsung-pan-overcomes-triple-bogey-to-make-cut-at-us-open/ |title=Cheng-Tsung Pan overcomes triple-bogey to make cut at U.S. Open |newspaper=The Seattle Times |first=Paul |last=Ramsdell |date=19 June 2015 |access-date=23 June 2015}} He finished tied for 64th in the tournament.{{cite magazine |url=http://scores.golfweek.com/scores.asp?Action=Tournament&TournamentID=11025 |title=U.S. Open: Player Results |magazine=Golfweek |access-date=23 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622064327/http://scores.golfweek.com/scores.asp?Action=Tournament&TournamentID=11025 |archive-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=dead }} Pan earned his first professional win on 12 July 2015 at The Players Cup on PGA Tour Canada, his second tournament on the tour and fourth tournament as a pro.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/canada/en_us/news/2015/07/12/round-4.html |title=C.T. Pan wins The Players Cup |publisher=PGA Tour |first=Brian |last=Decker |date=12 July 2015}}

In December 2015, Pan tied for 14th at the final stage of the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament.{{cite web |url=https://gohuskies.com/story.aspx?filename=210585393&file_date=12/14/2015 |title=Pan Earns Card At Web.com Q-School |publisher=Washington Huskies Athletics |date=14 December 2015}} He then finished 11th in the 2016 Web.com Tour season earnings, which got him a PGA Tour card for the 2017 season.

=2017=

In 2017, Pan competed in 29 PGA Tour events, making the cut in 14, including 3 top-10 finishes. His best finish was a tie for second on January 29 at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. For the season, he earned $1,267,649 in official money and finished 88th in the FedEx cup standings.

=2018=

In 2018, Pan competed in 30 PGA Tour events, making the cut in 22, including 2 top-10 finishes. His best finish was a tie for second on August 19, 2018, at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. For the season, he earned $1,881,787 in official money and finished 35th in the FedEx cup standings.

=2019=

On 21 April 2019, Pan earned his first PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.{{cite news |last1=Porter |first1=Kyle |title=2019 RBC Heritage scores, grades: C.T. Pan edges Matt Kuchar to win first PGA Tour event |url=https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/2019-rbc-heritage-scores-grades-c-t-pan-edges-matt-kuchar-to-win-first-pga-tour-event/ |work=CBS Sports |access-date=21 April 2019}} He became the second Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour after Chen Tze-chung who won at the 1987 Los Angeles Open.

In December 2019, Pan played on the International team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Pan went 2–1–0 and lost his Sunday singles match against Patrick Reed.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.com/2019/12/15/presidents-cup-grades-tiger-woods-high-marks/ |first=David |last=Dusek |magazine=Golfweek |date=15 December 2019 |title=Presidents Cup grades: Captains, Royal Melbourne score high marks}}

=2020=

Pan spent the year on the PGA Tour, with the highlight being a tie for 7th in the 2020 Masters Tournament, his first appearance at the Augusta, including a final round of 68 (−4).{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Events/EventResult.aspx?eventid=7986 |title=2020 Master Tournament |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking}} Pan took advantage of the opportunity, trying all the sandwiches at the clubhouse, declaring the egg salad sandwich his favorite.{{Cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/11/15/masters-ct-pan-sandwiches-top-ten-finish/ |title=In first Masters, C.T. Pan tries all the sandwiches, posts top-10 finish |date=15 November 2020 |magazine=Golfweek |first=Todd |last=Kelly}}

=2021=

In August 2021, Pan earned a bronze medal in the 2020 Olympics. He finished on −15, despite shooting +3 in round 1. He defeated 6 other players in the bronze medal tiebreaker, securing the medal with a par on the fourth extra hole.{{cite magazine |first=Ryan |last=Herrington |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/olympics-2021-golf-ct-pan-wins-seven-man-playoff-for-the-bronze-medal |title=C.T. Pan emerges as a happy, but surprised, winner of a seven-man playoff for the bronze |magazine=Golf Digest |date=1 August 2021 |access-date=3 August 2021}}

Amateur wins

2011 Azalea Invitational, Prestige at PGA West
2012 Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational
2013 NCAA Tallahassee Regional, Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational
2014 Asian Games
2015 The Amer Ari Invitational, Querencia Cabo Collegiate, Lamkin Grips SD Classic (tie), NCAA Bremerton Regional

Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/Ranking/Player.aspx?playerid=438&isMens=True |title=Cheng-tsung Pan |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=24 June 2015}}

Professional wins (3)

=PGA Tour wins (1)=

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

align=center|1

|align=right|21 Apr 2019

|RBC Heritage

|−12 (71-65-69-67=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Kuchar

=PGA Tour Canada wins (2)=

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

align=center|1

|align=right|12 Jul 2015

|The Players Cup

|−15 (71-67-65-66=269)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Robert S. Karlsson, {{flagicon|USA}} J. J. Spaun

align=center|2

|align=right|13 Sep 2015

|Cape Breton Celtic Classic

|−19 (67-68-68-66=269)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Taylor Pendrith

Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

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

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|2016

|LECOM Health Challenge

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dominic Bozzelli, {{flagicon|AUS}} Rhein Gibson,
{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Lamb

|Lamb won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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!2011

!2012

!2013

!2014

!2015

!2016

!2017

!2018

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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|T45

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|T64

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|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

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|CUT

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align=left|PGA Championship

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!Tournament

!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|CUT

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align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

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|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|CUT

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|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

= Summary =

Totals	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	3
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0