Lu Chien-soon
| Lu Chien-soon | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 December 1959 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Nationality |  Taiwan |
| Residence | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1983 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 34 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Seniors Tour | 1 |
| Other | 33 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1984 |
| The Open Championship | T29: 1983 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Lu Chien-soon (born 28 December 1959) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Lu played on the Asian Tour and the Taiwan Tour, winning 32 times.[1][2] 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 Seniors Tour.
Contents
Professional wins (34)
Asian wins (33)
this list is incomplete
- 1983 Singapore Open, Asian Championship
- 1984 Malaysian Open, Thailand Open
- 1985 Indonesia Open
- 1988 Indian Open
- 1989 Singapore Open, Taiwan Open, Asian Championship
- 1998 Taiwan Open
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia
- 2012 Yeangder ADT (Asian Development Tour)
European Seniors Tour wins (1)
| 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 (am) |
Team appearances
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing Taiwan): 1989
- World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1989, 1994
References
External links
- Lu Chien-soon at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Lu Chien-soon at the PGA Tour official site
- Lu Chien-soon at the European Seniors Tour official site
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