Liang Wenchong (, born 2 August 1978) is a Chinese professional

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er. He was the highest ranked golfer from the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and the first Chinese golfer to have reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He succeeded his mentor

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as the top Chinese player.

Professional career

Liang has 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 Wo ...

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 ...

and OneAsia Tour. He finished 21st on the 2006 Japan Golf Tour money list, after finishing second at the

Fujisankei Classic The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 at the Takasaka Country Club (Yoneyama Course). The tournament moved to the Higashi-Matsuyama Golf Club in 1979 and to the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course in 198 ...

. In 2008 he was second at the

Japan PGA Championship The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour, and is one of the tour's four major championships. It was founded in 1926, making it one of the oldest professional tournaments in Japan, and is played at a variety of courses througho ...

. At the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open he finished third in 2008 and second in 2009. In 2014 he finished second at the

KBC Augusta The KBC Augusta is a professional golf tournament that is held in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The title sponsor is the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting and it is held in August. Since its foundation in 1973, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour. ...

. After more than a dozen top-10 finishes on the

, he won the 2007

Clariden Leu Singapore Masters The Singapore Masters was an annual men's professional golf tournament which was played in Singapore from 2001 to 2007. It was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, and was one of many European Tour events established in East Asi ...

, which was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and 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 ...

. He was the second golfer from the People's Republic of China to win on the European Tour after

. In 2007, Liang won the Order of Merit on the Asian Tour, becoming the first from mainland China to do so. In 2009, he finished second at the

Barclays Singapore Open The Singapore Open was a golf tournament in Singapore that was predominantly part of the Asian Tour schedule. The event was held at Sentosa Golf Club since 2005 and since 2017 had been part of the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to four non-ex ...

, a European Tour event. On the 2013 European Tour, he finished third at the Lyoness Open and

Avantha Masters The Avantha Masters was a professional golf tournament co-sanctioned by the European Tour, Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India. The tournament was played at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Delhi from 2010 to 2012 and moved to J ...

. In August 2007, he became the first golfer from the People's Republic of China to play in the

PGA Championship The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships ...

. He ended up missing the cut. He also received a special invitation to play in the

2008 Masters Tournament The 2008 Masters Tournament was the 72nd Masters Tournament, held April 10–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Trevor Immelman won his first major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods, a four-time champion. Imme ...

. In July 2008, Liang became the first Chinese golfer to make the cut at a major,

The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later t ...

at the

Royal Birkdale Golf Club Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom in North West England, located in Southport, Merseyside. It is one of the clubs in the rotation for both the Open Championship and Women's British Open and has hosted the Open Champi ...

. In August 2010, Liang set a new course record at

Whistling Straits Whistling Straits is one of two 36-hole links-style golf courses associated with Destination Kohler, a luxury golf resort owned and operated by the Kohler Company in Kohler, Wisconsin. The other course is Blackwolf Run, located in the Village ...

with his 8-under 64 in the third round of the 2010 PGA Championship, where he finished eighth. In 2013, Liang won the Resorts World Manila Masters in the Philippines then donated half of his winner's purse of US$135,000 to victims of

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(also known as Typhoon Yolanda) that had recently ravaged the country.

Amateur wins (3)

*1996 China Amateur Open Championship *1997 China Amateur Open Championship *1998 China Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (21)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

Asian Tour wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour playoff record (2–0)

OneAsia Tour wins (4)

OneAsia Tour playoff record (2–0)

Other wins (12)

*1999 Kunming Classic (China), Dalian Classic (China), Beijing Classic (China), Shenzhen Classic (China) *2000 Shanghai Classic (China), Beijing Classic (China) *2001 Shanghai Classic (China), Davidoff Nations Cup (with

) *2002 Dalian Classic (China) *2005 Kunming leg (China Tour) *2006 Hainan leg (Omega China Tour), Omega Championship (China)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' "T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

* Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing China):

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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): 2001, 2007,

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, 2009, 2011,

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Dynasty Cup Dynasty Cup was an East Asian international association football tournament. The tournament was held every 2 or 3 years. It was hosted by Beijing in 1990 and 1992, Hong Kong in 1995, Yokohama and Tokyo in 1998. In 2002 the East Asian Football F ...

(representing Asia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners) *

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): 2009 (winners), 2010, 2011,

References

External links

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Profile on the Omega China Tour's official site
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Liang, Wenchong Chinese male golfers Asian Tour golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers European Tour golfers Golfers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China Sportspeople from Guangdong People from Zhongshan 1978 births Living people 21st-century Chinese people 20th-century Chinese people