Wu Ashun (born 22 June 1985) is a Chinese

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. He has won four times 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 fift ...

and twice 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 ...

Professional career

Wu 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 ...

in 2008 and 2009. His best finish was T-4 at the 2009

Singha Thailand Open The Thailand Open is the national golf open of Thailand. History It was founded as an event on the Far East Circuit, later renamed as the Asia Golf Circuit. It remained on the circuit until 1997, after which it became an event on the Asian Tour ...

. Wu played on the

in 2010 and from 2012 to 2015. He won his first title in September 2012 at the Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen. He was the first golfer from China to win on the Japan Golf Tour. Wu played on the

OneAsia Tour The OneAsia Tour was a men's professional golf tour based in the Asia-Pacific region. The tour was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. T ...

in 2011, finishing 19th on the Order of Merit for that season. In 2013, Wu won for the second time on the

, with a one-stroke victory at the

Heiwa PGM Championship The Heiwa PGM Championship was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was played for the first time in November 2013 at the Miho Golf Club in Miho, Ibaraki is a village located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the village had ...

. In April 2015, Wu won the

Volvo China Open The Volvo China Open is a men's golf tournament that has been held annually in China since 1995. The event is organised by the China Golf Association and has been co-sanctioned by the European Tour since 2004. It has also featured as part of the ...

on the

. He made history as he became the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil. Since 2016, Wu has played primarily on the

. In 2016 he won the

Lyoness Open The Austrian Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1990, and was a European Tour event for seven straight years up to 1996, being held under a variety of names due to regular changes of title sponsor. ...

and in 2018 he had a third European Tour win, in the

KLM Open The Dutch Open is an annual golf tournament played in the Netherlands, and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the Tour was inaugurated in 1972. History and sponsorship Founded in 1912, the tournament began as the Dutch Open, be ...

, which made him the first Chinese player to win three times on the European Tour. In March 2022, Wu picked up his fourth European Tour victory at the

Magical Kenya Open The Kenya Open, titled as the Magical Kenya Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament in Kenya founded in 1967. History The Kenya Open was an associate event on the Far East Circuit in 1967 and 1968, after which it became a ...

. A final-round 65 saw him beat Aaron Cockerill,

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and

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by four shots.

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

''*Note: The 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' "T" = tied

Team appearances

Royal Trophy The Royal Trophy was a men's professional team golf tournament which was played between 2006 and 2013. The competing teams represented Europe and Asia. Eight man teams played a series of 16 matches involving foursomes, four-ball and singles for the ...

(representing Asia):

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

(winners),

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

(representing China):

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

EurAsia Cup The EurAsia Cup was a biennial men's professional team golf tournament between teams representing Europe and Asia. It started in 2014, superseding the Royal Trophy which had been played from 2006 to 2013. It was previously held at the Glenmarie ...

(representing Asia):

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Ashun Chinese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Olympic golfers of China Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China People from Xiamen 1985 births Living people 20th-century Chinese people 21st-century Chinese people