Chan Shih-chang (; born 7 June 1986) is a Taiwanese professional golfer, who plays on the

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Amateur career

As an amateur, Chan won the 2004 Hong Kong Amateur Open and competed in the

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, winning the bronze medal in the men's team event.

Professional career

Chan turned professional in 2008 and has competed on several tours in Asia; the

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, the

, the Asian Development Tour, the

PGA Tour China PGA Tour China is a China-based men's professional golf tour as part of the PGA Tour's global expansion. The tour started in 2014. After a hiatus in 2017, the tour resumed in 2018. It is known as PGA Tour Series China. An earlier tour, the Omega ...

and the OneAsia Tour. He has also competed on the

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...

. Chan has had much success on the Asian Development Tour where he has won six times, including three wins in 2014 when he finished second on the Order of Merit. He won the Eternal Courtyard Open on the PGA Tour China in 2015. Chan's biggest win came at the 2016 King's Cup, an event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. Later in 2016 he won the

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in Japan, an event co-sanctioned by the

and the Asian Tour. In November 2021, Chan won the Blue Canyon Phuket Championship on the Asian Tour, the first event to return on the tour since the COVID-19 shutdown. He won by one shot ahead of

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and

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. A few months later, Chan won the Royal's Cup, winning again over

as well as Sihwan Kim. In October 2022, Chan won the Mercuries Taiwan Masters after defeating

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in a playoff.

Amateur wins

*2004 Hong Kong Amateur Open

Professional wins (18)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour wins (5)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

²Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

PGA Tour China wins (1)

Asian Development Tour wins (6)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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²Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour

Other wins (6)

*2010 Taifong Open (Chinese Taipei) *2011 Camry Invitational (China) *2012 Kaohsiung Open (Chinese Taipei) *2014 Meridigen Technology Cup (Chinese Taipei), TPGA Championship (Chinese Taipei), Ashou Cup (Chinese Taipei)

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Taiwan): 2006 * Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2008 Professional *

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(representing Taiwan):

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Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (18)

European Tour wins (1)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

Asian Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour China wins (1)

Asian Development Tour wins (6)

Other wins (6)

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

See also

References

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