| Lu Chien-soon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1959-12-28) 28 December 1959 (age 64) Taipei, Taiwan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Taiwan | ||
| Residence | Taipei, Taiwan | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1982 | ||
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour Asia Golf Circuit Nationwide Tour Champions Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 36 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Senior Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 14 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1984 | ||
| The Open Championship | T29: 1983 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
Lu Chien-soon (Chinese: 盧建順, born 28 December 1959) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Lu won 20 tournaments in his native Taiwan.[1][2] He also had success elsewhere in Asia, especially on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he won seven national opens between 1983 and 1989 and was the overall circuit champion twice, in 1983 and 1988.[3][4] He also played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Nationwide Tour) in 1992, where his best finish was T-5 at the Ben Hogan Louisiana Open. He played on the Japan Golf Tour in 2001, where his best finish as a member was T-11 at the NST Niigata Open Golf Championship, he had previously finished T-9 at the 1985 Golf Digest Tournament as a non-member.
After being sidelined for eight years (2001–08) with back problems,[1][2] he returned to competition in 2009. He qualified for the Champions Tour via qualifying school. His best finishes are T-2 at the 2010 JELD-WEN Tradition, 2nd at the 2011 Montreal Championship and T-2 at the 2012 Regions Tradition. He won the 2011 Fubon Senior Open on the European Senior Tour.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Mar 1983 | Singapore Open | −5 (71-72-70-66=279) | Playoff |  Bill Brask
|
| 2 | 4 Mar 1984 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | −9 (69-69-75-72=275) | 2 strokes |  Terry Gale,  Sam Torrance
|
| 3 | 11 Mar 1984 | Thailand Open | −10 (69-67-71-71=278) | 6 strokes | Wayne Grady
|
| 4 | 7 Apr 1985 | Indonesia Open | −14 (67-69-72-66=274) | 1 stroke |  Frankie Miñoza
|
| 5 | 3 Apr 1988 | Charminar Challenge Indian Open | −11 (68-68-70-75=281) | 5 strokes | Kirk Triplett
|
| 6 | 19 Mar 1989 | Singapore Open | −7 (69-69-67-72=277) | 1 stroke |  Carlos Espinosa
|
| 7 | 9 Apr 1989 | Taiwan Open | −9 (70-69-68=207)* | 1 stroke | Chen Liang-hsi
|
*Note: The 1989 Taiwan Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Singapore Open | Bill Brask
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Nov 2012 | Yeangder ADT1 | −19 (66-63-68=197)* | 5 strokes | Lin Wen-tang
|
*Note: The 2012 Yeangder ADT was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jul 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia | −11 (68-68-70-71=277) | Playoff |  Antonio Lascuña
|
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Nov 2011 | Fubon Senior Open | −12 (64-71-69=204) | 5 strokes | Lorens Chan (a)
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