Lu Chien-soon
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Biography
Lu Chien-soon (born 28 December 1959) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Lu won 20 tournaments in his native Taiwan. 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. 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, 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.
Professional wins (36)
Asia Golf Circuit wins (7)
- 1983 Singapore Open
- 1984 Malaysian Open, Thailand Open
- 1985 Indonesia Open
- 1988 Indian Open
- 1989 Singapore Open, Taiwan Open
Other Asian wins
- 1985 HP Open
- 1989 Rolex Masters (Singapore)
- 1990 Kaohsiung Open
- 1998 Taiwan Open
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia
Asian Development Tour wins (1)
- 2012 Yeangder ADT
European Senior 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 (a) |
Japan Senior Tour wins (1)
- 2017 Japan PGA Senior Championship
Team appearances
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing Taiwan): 1989
- World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1989, 1994