Lu Liang-Huan

Lu Liang-Huan (Chinese: 呂良煥, 10 December 1936 – 15 March 2022), also known as Mister Lu (Mr Lu) to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1987.

Lu Liang-Huan 呂良煥
Personal information
Nickname	Mister Lu
Born	(1936-12-10)10 December 1936 Taipei, Taiwan, Japan
Died	15 March 2022(2022-03-15) (aged 85) Taipei, Taiwan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sporting nationality	Taiwan
Career
Turned professional	1956
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins	29
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	8
Other	21
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	37th: 1972
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	2nd: 1971
Achievements and awards
Far East Circuit Order of Merit winner 1966, 1967

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.

Lu Liang-Huan
Traditional Chinese	呂良煥
Simplified Chinese	吕良焕
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǚ Liánghuàn IPA [lỳ ljǎŋ.xwân] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lū Liông-hoàn

Early life

Lu was born in Taipei.

Professional career

Lu 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 Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, winning his own country's national Open on four occasions and the overall circuit title in 1966 and 1967.^[1][2] He also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning nine times between 1971 and 1987.

His finest year was 1971, when he finished runner-up to Lee Trevino in The Open at Royal Birkdale, then the following week won the Open de France at Biarritz, becoming the first Taiwanese and Asian golfer to win on the European Tour.^[3][4] He also won in Thailand and Japan that season. In 1972, he and countryman Hsieh Min-Nan teamed up to win the World Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Taiwan's sole victory in the event.^[5]

Personal life

Lu's nephew, Lu Hsi-chuen, also had a successful career as a professional golfer.^[6]

Death

Lu died at Taipei Veterans General Hospital on 15 March 2022, at the age of 85.^[7][8]

Professional wins (29)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	3 Jun 1973	World Friendship	−12 (69-73-65-69=276)	Playoff	Isao Aoki, Graham Marsh
2	21 Apr 1974	Sobu International Open1	−8 (71-71-68-70=280)	4 strokes	Masashi Ozaki, Fumio Tanaka
3	1 Sep 1974	Hiroshima Open	−16 (68-68-67-69=272)	1 stroke	Takashi Murakami
4	11 May 1975	Fujisankei Classic	−8 (71-71-68-70=280)	4 strokes	Graham Marsh
5	31 Aug 1975	Hiroshima Open (2)	−13 (66-65-72-72=275)	Playoff	Tōru Nakamura, Kosaku Shimada
6	26 Jun 1977	Shizuoka Open	−5 (68-71-72-70=283)	Playoff	Yasuhiro Miyamoto
7	21 Aug 1983	Acom Doubles (with Lu Hsi-chuen)	−27 (64-66-66-65=261)	Playoff	Hajime Meshiai and Masashi Ozaki
8	22 Mar 1987	Shizuoka Open (2)	−8 (71-74-69-66=280)	2 strokes	Nobumitsu Yuhara

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1973	World Friendship	Isao Aoki, Graham Marsh	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1975	Hiroshima Open	Tōru Nakamura, Kosaku Shimada	Won two-hole aggregate playoff; Lu: E (3-4=7), Nakamura: +2 (5-4=9), Shimada: +2 (4-5=9)
3	1976	Fujisankei Classic	Norio Suzuki	Lost to par on fifth extra hole
4	1977	Shizuoka Open	Yasuhiro Miyamoto
5	1983	Acom Doubles (with Lu Hsi-chuen)	Hajime Meshiai and Masashi Ozaki	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	28 Feb 1965	Philippine Open	E (69-73-75-71=288)	2 strokes	Hsieh Yung-yo
2	3 Apr 1966	Taiwan Open	−7 (71-71-69-70=281)	2 strokes	Chen Chien-chung, Hsu Chi-san, Kuo Chie-Hsiung
3	28 Mar 1971	Thailand Open	−10 (70-69-70-69=278)	1 stroke	David Oakley
4	17 Feb 1974	Philippine Open (2)	−11 (73-70-71-67=281)	Playoff	Hsu Sheng-san
5	24 Feb 1974	Hong Kong Open	E (70-70-70-70=280)	Playoff	Graham Marsh
6	21 Apr 1974	Sobu International Open1	−8 (71-71-68-70=280)	4 strokes	Masashi Ozaki, Fumio Tanaka
7	19 Feb 1978	Philippine Open (3)	−9 (68-71-73-66=278)	7 strokes	Kuo Chie-Hsiung
8	8 Apr 1979	Taiwan Open (2)	−1 (70-72-71-74=287)	2 strokes	Chen Tze-ming
9	10 Apr 1983	Taiwan Open (3)	[phone]=295)	Playoff	Bill Israelson
10	14 Apr 1985	Taiwan Open (4)	−6 (73-71-67-71=282)	Playoff	Rafael Alarcón, Hsieh Yu-shu

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (4–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1966	Singapore Open	Ross Newdick, George Will	Newdick won with birdie on second extra hole
2	1967	Taiwan Open	Hsieh Yung-yo	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1974	Philippine Open	Hsu Sheng-san	Won with par on first extra hole
4	1974	Hong Kong Open	Graham Marsh	Won with birdie on third extra hole
5	1983	Taiwan Open	Bill Israelson	Won three-hole aggregate playoff; Lu: E (4-3-5=12), Israelson: +3 (5-3-7=15)
6	1985	Taiwan Open	Rafael Alarcón, Hsieh Yu-shu	Won with par on sixth extra hole Hsieh eliminated by par on first hole

Other Japan wins (4)

• 1971 The Crowns Tournament
• 1972 Kuzuha International
• 1973 Hokuriku Classic^[9]
• 1976 Sanpo Champions Tournament^[10]

Other Taiwan wins (6)

• 1970 Republic of China PGA Championship
• 1975 Republic of China PGA Championship
• 1977 Republic of China PGA Championship
• 1979 Republic of China PGA Championship, Kaohsiung Open
• 1987 Xinfeng Open

Other wins (4)

• 1959 Hong Kong Open
• 1971 French Open
• 1972 World Cup (team with Hsieh Min-Nan), Panama Open

Playoff record

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1972	Otago Charity Classic	Johnny Miller	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975
Masters Tournament						CUT			37	T43		T43
The Open Championship	T24							2	T40		T5	T53

Note: Lu only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Chinese Taipei): 1956, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1980
• Dunhill Cup (representing Taiwan): 1985