Lin Keng-chi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Keng-chi (Chinese: 林根基, born 1 July 1966) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.

Lin Keng-chi 林根基
Personal information
Nickname	The Pin[1]
Born	(1966-07-01) 1 July 1966 (age 58)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality	Taiwan
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Career
Turned professional	1989
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	9
Highest ranking	81 (30 December 2001)[2]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	3
Asian Tour	5
Other	1
Achievements and awards
Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit winner 1995 Asian PGA Tour Players' Player of the Year 1995

Career

Lin has won five tournaments on the Asian Tour and topped the Tour's money list in 1995. He has also played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour, where he had won three titles. In 2001 he reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He was a member of Asia's winning 2003 Dynasty Cup team.

Professional wins (9)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Jul 2001	Aiful Cup	−18 (68-67-67-68=270)	Playoff	Toru Suzuki
2	16 Sep 2001	ANA Open	−15 (66-70-66-71=273)	2 strokes	Kazuhiro Kinjo, Tsuneyuki Nakajima
3	24 Jul 2005	Sega Sammy Cup	−13 (69-69-69-68=275)	1 stroke	Kiyoshi Maita

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2001	Aiful Cup	Toru Suzuki	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	30 Jul 1995	Tournament Players Championship	−10 (72-70-68-68=278)	3 strokes	Craig Kamps, Lu Wen-teh
2	27 Aug 1995	Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship	−13 (71-68-67-69=275)	1 stroke	Zaw Moe
3	22 Oct 1995	Samsung Masters	−9 (68-67-74-70=279)	2 strokes	Kim Jong-duck
4	3 Sep 2000	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	−5 (69-72-73-69=283)	2 strokes	Gerry Norquist
5	2 Mar 2003	Myanmar Open	−13 (67-69-70-69=275)	3 strokes	Thongchai Jaidee

Other wins (1)

• 1998 Trans Strait Invitational^[3]

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1988

Professional

• Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2013 (winners)

See also

• List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins