Chen Tze-chung

Chen Tze-chung (陳志忠; pinyin: Chén Zhìzhōng) (born 24 June 1958) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. In the U.S., he is often referred to as T.C. Chen. His older brother, Chen Tze-ming, is also a professional golfer. In 1982, T.C. Chen became the first professional golfer from Taiwan to earn a PGA Tour card. He played a total of 132 tournaments on the PGA Tour, making the cut in 78, with 13 top-ten finishes, and over $633,000 in total earnings.

At the 1985 U.S. Open, he scored the first double eagle in U.S. Open history and tied the record low scores for the championship at that time after 36 holes (134) and 54 holes (203), but he fell away in the final round and finished tied for second, one shot behind Andy North. His fourth round included a quadruple-bogey eight that featured a chip shot that he hit twice in one swing, and became part of the history of disastrous shots in the final round of a major. As a result of this shot, he is sometimes referred to as "Two Chip" Chen.

Chen finished second twice in his career, at the 1983 Kemper Open, where he lost a five-man playoff to Fred Couples, and the 1985 U.S. Open. He played on the PGA Tour for 10 years, having his best year in 1987, when he finished 51st in earnings, 12th at the Masters, and won the 1987 Los Angeles Open. He would return to Asia in 1990, played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour, where he won six tournaments, and also appeared occasionally on the European Tour. He last played on the PGA Tour in 1997, returning to the U.S. to play in the Los Angeles Open. He played the 2008 Senior British Open on the Champions Tour and again returned to the United States for the 2012 U.S. Senior Open where he made the cut and finished 56th.

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 Feb 1987	Los Angeles Open	−9 (70-67-67-71=275)	Playoff	Ben Crenshaw

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1983	Kemper Open	Fred Couples, Barry Jaeckel, Gil Morgan, Scott Simpson	Couples won with birdie on second extra hole Jaeckel eliminated with par on first hole
2	1987	Los Angeles Open	Ben Crenshaw	Won with par on first extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

• 1981 Sapporo Tokyu Open
• 1985 Dunlop International Open
• 1991 Ube Kosan Open
• 1992 Jun Classic
• 1993 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Daiwa KBC Augusta

Other wins (8)

• 1984 King Grapes Classic (Japan)
• 1985 Korean Open
• 1989 Mercuries Taiwan Masters, Chang Hwa Open (Taipei), ROC PGA Championship (Taipei), Chang Kang Open (Taipei)
• 1990 Japan Chunichi Crown Open
• 1991 ROC PGA Championship (Taipei)

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)

• 2015 Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1985 U.S. Open – 1987 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1980

Professional

• Dunhill Cup (representing Taiwan): 1985, 1994