Hsieh Yung-yo (, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens. Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the

Asia Golf Circuit The Asia Golf Circuit was the principal men's professional golf tour in Southeast Asia from the early 1960s through to the mid-late 1990s. The tour was founded in 1961 as the Far East Circuit. The first series of five tournaments was held in 1962 ...

, where he was also the circuit champion on four occasions. He also played on the

Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ...

, winning twice.

Professional wins (26)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (13)

* 1963 Hong Kong Open * 1964 Hong Kong Open * 1965 Thailand Open * 1967 Taiwan Open * 1968 Taiwan Open, Singapore Open * 1969 Thailand Open * 1970 Singapore Open, Philippine Open * 1975 Hong Kong Open * 1977 Philippine Open * 1978 Hong Kong Open, Taiwan Open

Japanese circuit wins (7)

* 1967

Chunichi Crowns is a professional golf tournament that is played over Nagoya Golf Club's Wagō Course in Tōgō, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1960, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour schedule since the tour's first season in 1973. History The Crowns was ...

* 1969

Kanto Open The Kanto Open was a professional golf tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1950 and was last played in 1999. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was played in September at a variety of courses in the Kantō region. Winne ...

* 1970

Wizard Tournament The Yomiuri Open was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1970 as the Wizard Tournament, a 36-hole invitational tournament, it was played at Hashimoto Country Club in Wakayama until 1979 when it moved to Yomiuri Count ...

* 1971

* 1972

Hiroshima Open The Woodone Open Hiroshima was a professional golf tournament in Japan. Founded in 1972 as the Hiroshima Open, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 2007. Except for the 1997 tournament, which was held at Yonex Country Club in Niigata ...

World Friendship Tournament The World Friendship was a professional golf tournament held in Japan in the early 1970s. The event was held at the Horyuji Country Club in Ikaruga, Nara. The second tournament was won by Taiwan's Hsieh Yung-yo, who came from a stroke behind 54- ...

Other Asian wins

''this list may be incomplete'' *1961 Korea Open *1963 Korea Open *1969 Korea Open

Senior wins

*1984 ROC PGA Senior Championship, Japan PGA Senior Championship

Team appearances

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(representing Chinese Taipei): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1978

References

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Hsieh Yung-yo
at the Taiwan PGA official site Taiwanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers 1934 births Living people {{Taiwan-golf-bio-stub