Lu Liang-Huan

Lu Liang-Huan

Lu Liang-Huan (born 1936), or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.

Lu was born in Taipei. He became the first winner of the Hong Kong Open in 1959, the tournament devised by former Australian Open champion Eric Cremin and featuring, among others, Bob Charles and Kel Nagle. He would become a regular winner on the Asian circuit (as it was known before the establishment of the formal Asian Tour in 1995), winning his own country's national Open on two occasions. The also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning eight times.

His finest year was 1971, when he finished runner-up to Lee Trevino in the The Open at Royal Birkdale, then the following week won the French Open at Biarritz. In 1972, he and countryman Hsieh Min-Nan teamed up to win the World Cup at Royal Melbourne, Taiwan's sole victory in the event.

Japan Golf Tour wins (8)

*1973-1984 "7 wins, missing 4" [ [http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG05020500Tour.do?playerCd=10004&playerKbnCd=0 Japan Golf Tour - Lifetime record] ]
*1974 Hiroshima Open
*1975 Fujisankei Classic, Hiroshima Open
*1987 Shizuoka Open

Other wins (12)

*1959 Hong Kong Open
*1965 Philippine Open
*1966 Republic of China Open
*1971 French Open, Thailand Open, The Crowns Tournament (Japan)
*1972 World Cup (team with Hsieh Min-Nan), Panama Open
*1974 Philippine Open, Hong Kong Open
*1978 Philippine Open
*1979 Republic of China Open

References

External links

* [http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG05020200Profile.do?playerCd=10004 Profile on Japan Golf Tour's official site]


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