Chan Yih-shin (; born 20 April 1977) is a Taiwanese
professional golfer
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Chan turned professional in 2002 and played on the
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor ...
from 2003–04 and since 2008. He won his first Asian Tour event at the inaugural
King's Cup
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Sports Football
* Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football
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in December 2009.
Professional wins (2)
Asian Tour wins (2)
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
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Eisenhower Trophy
The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...
(representing Taiwan):
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
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Bonallack Trophy
The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific.
The first compe ...
(representing Asia/Pacific): 2000
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Taiwanese male golfers
Asian Tour golfers
Asian Games medalists in golf
Golfers at the 1998 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei
Sportspeople from Taichung
1977 births
Living people
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