Chen Ching-Po

Chen Ching-Po (1 October 1931 – 14 January 2025) was a Taiwanese professional golfer. He represented Taiwan in 11 successive Canada Cup tournaments from 1956 to 1966 and won the Japan Open Golf Championship in 1959.

Chen Ching-Po
Personal information
Born	(1931-10-01)1 October 1931 Tamsui, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died	14 January 2025(2025-01-14) (aged 93)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Sporting nationality	Taiwan
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	16
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T15: 1963
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T33: 1956

Chen was described as the "Ben Hogan of Asia" by Gene Sarazen due to the similarities between their swings.^[1]

Chen moved to Japan in 1959 and naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 1978.^[2][3]

Chen died from sepsis on 14 January 2025, at the age of 93.^[4][5]

Professional wins (16)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	7 Apr 1968	Yomiuri International	−5 (68-75-68-72=283)	2 strokes	Tomoo Ishii

Other wins (11)

• 1959 Japan Open Golf Championship
• 1960 White Bear Cup
• 1962 Kanto Open, White Bear Cup
• 1964 Kanto Pro Championship, Golf Nippon Series, Champions Tournament
• 1965 Champions Tournament
• 1966 Grand Monarch, Champions Tournament
• 1967 Narashino Million

Senior wins (4)

• 1981 Japan PGA Senior Championship
• 1982 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
• 1983 Kanto PGA Senior Championship
• 1985 Kanto PGA Senior Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968
Masters Tournament								T15	T44	T39	T22	T46	T35
The Open Championship	T33

  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
Note: Chen only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

Team appearances

• Canada Cup (representing Chinese Taipei): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966