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Chen Ching-Po

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.

Key Information

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]

Professional wins (16)

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Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 7 Apr 1968 Yomiuri International −5 (68-75-68-72=283) 2 strokes Japan Tomoo Ishii

Other wins (11)

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Senior wins (4)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Masters Tournament T15 T44 T39 T22 T46 T35
The Open Championship T33
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
Note: Chen only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

Team appearances

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References

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