Chen Ching-Po (1 October 1931 – 14 January 2025) was a Taiwanese professional golfer. He represented Taiwan in 11 successive Canada Cup tournaments from 1956 to 1966 and won the Japan Open Golf Championship in 1959.
Chen was described as the "Ben Hogan of Asia" by Gene Sarazen due to the similarities between their swings.[1]
Chen moved to Japan in 1959 and naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 1978.[2][3]
Chen died from sepsis on 14 January 2025, at the age of 93.[4][5]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 7 Apr 1968 | Yomiuri International | −5 (68-75-68-72=283) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Tournament | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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Masters Tournament | T15 | T44 | T39 | T22 | T46 | T35 | |||||||
The Open Championship | T33 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Note: Chen only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.