Danny Chia
| Danny Chia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Danny Chia Chee Wing | ||
| Born | 29 November 1972 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Malaysia | ||
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1996 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Asian Development Tour ASEAN PGA Tour Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 29 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Asian Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 27 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T55: 2010 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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| Chinese name | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 謝志榮[1] |
| Simplified Chinese | 谢志荣 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiè Zhìróng |
| Hokkien POJ | Chiā Chì-êng |
Danny Chia Chee Wing (born 29 November 1972) is a Malaysian professional golfer.
Chia was the leading Malaysian amateur in the mid-1990s and turned professional in 1996. He plays on the Asian Tour, where he won the 2002 Taiwan Open. He was the first Malaysian to win on the Tour. He has also won several lower profile professional tournaments in Malaysia and elsewhere.
In 2002, Chia became the second Malaysian to play in The Open Championship (and the first from a mainstream Malaysian background; his predecessor Iain Steel has a Scottish father, and attended school in Scotland and college in the United States, and therefore has a much more traditional golfing pedigree). Chia represented Malaysia in the WGC-World Cup in 2001 and 2002.
Amateur wins
- 1993 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Selangor Amateur Open (Malaysia)
- 1994 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Selangor Amateur Open (Malaysia)
- 1995 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Selangor Amateur Open (Malaysia)
Professional wins (29)
Asian Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Sep 2002 | Acer Taiwan Open | +3 (76-70-77-68=291) | 2 strokes |  Hsieh Yu-shu, Lin Chie-hsiang
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| 2 | 3 Oct 2015 | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | −3 (67-70-73-73=285) | 2 strokes |  Liang Wenchong
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Asian Development Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Mar 2013 | Northport Glenmarie Masters1 | −8 (67-68-74-71=280) | 1 stroke |  Nicholas Fung
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| 2 | 10 May 2014 | Northport Glenmarie Championship1 (2) | −13 (72-67-68-68=275) | Playoff |  Sattaya Supupramai
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| 3 | 19 Sep 2015 | Bukit Jawi Championship1 | −21 (67-66-69-65=267) | 6 strokes |  Casey O'Toole
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| 4 | 14 May 2016 | Bukit Jawi Championship1 (2) | −18 (71-67-65-67=270) | 5 strokes | Gavin Green, Ben Leong
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Sep 2007 | International Championship | +3 (71-74-76-70=291) | 3 strokes | Anis Helmi Hassan,  Suprapto (a)
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| 2 | 30 Nov 2008 | Mercedes-Benz Masters Thailand | −8 (64-71-69-72=276) | 2 strokes | S. Siva Chandhran, Nakul Vichitryuthasastr
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Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (14)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Dec 2010 (2011 season) |
Impian Masters | −13 (68-71-70-66=275) | Playoff | Airil Rizman
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| 2 | 23 Jun 2011 | Clearwater Classic | −16 (69-68-69-66=276) | 4 strokes | Rashid Ismail
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| 3 | 6 Jan 2013 | I&P Kinrara Classic | −11 (72-63-72-66=273) | 2 strokes | S. Siva Chandhran
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| 4 | 9 Mar 2013 | Northport Glenmarie Masters1 | −8 (67-68-74-71=280) | 1 stroke | Nicholas Fung
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| 5 | 10 May 2014 | Northport Glenmarie Championship1 (2) | −13 (72-67-68-68=275) | Playoff | Sattaya Supupramai
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| 6 | 10 Jan 2015 | Panasonic Open Malaysia Tournament of Champions | −16 (71-64-67-70=272) | 8 strokes |  Mardan Mamat
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| 7 | 7 Jun 2015 | Matchplay Championship | 5 and 3 | R. Nachimuthu
| |
| 8 | 19 Sep 2015 | Bukit Jawi Championship1 | −21 (67-66-69-65=267) | 6 strokes | Casey O'Toole
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| 9 | 14 May 2016 | Bukit Jawi Championship1 (2) | −18 (71-67-65-67=270) | 5 strokes | Gavin Green, Ben Leong
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| 10 | 28 Jul 2017 | CIMB National Championship | −8 (68-70-73-69=280) | Playoff | Gavin Green
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| 11 | 3 Mar 2018 | Johor Championship I | −13 (70-71-70-64=275) | Playoff | Shahriffuddin Ariffin
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| 12 | 11 Mar 2023 | Tun Ahmad Sarji Trophy | −7 (70-71-70-70=281) | 4 strokes | Ervin Chang, Paul San
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| 13 | 13 Jul 2023 | Corolla Cup | −12 (68-67-69=204) | 4 strokes | Marcus Lim (a)
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| 14 | 7 Nov 2024 | Yaris Cup | −7 (69-70-67=206) | 2 strokes | Afif Fathi
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1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
Other wins (11)
- 1996 EVA Air Open (Singapore), Jakarta Raya Open (Indonesia)
- 1999 Singapore Mini Tour event, Malaysian Mini Tour event
- 2001 Champion of Champions (Singapore), PNB OOM Challenge (Malaysia)
- 2002 Sime Darby Masters (Malaysia)
- 2003 Genting Masters (Malaysia), Classic I (Malaysia), Classic II (Malaysia)
- 2004 Kinrara Masters (Malaysia)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T55 |
Note: Chia only played in The Open Championship.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | 67 |
Did not play
Team appearances
Professional
References
- ^ "台灣名人賽 馬來西亞選手謝志榮首輪領先 潘政琮暫列第七". Xin Media. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
- Danny Chia at the Asian Tour official site
- Danny Chia at the Official World Golf Ranking official site