Pan Cheng-tsung

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Pan Cheng-tsung

Pan Cheng-tsung (Chinese: 潘政琮, born 12 November 1991), known professionally as C. T. Pan, is a Taiwanese professional golfer who currently competes on the PGA Tour.[3]

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Pan Cheng-tsung
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Personal information
NicknameThe Bread Man[1]
Born (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 (age 33)
Miaoli County, Taiwan
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Sporting nationality Taiwan
ResidenceBellevue, Washington
Career
CollegeUniversity of Washington
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Canada
Web.com Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking47 (23 June 2019)[2]
(as of 27 April 2025)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT7: 2020
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2019, 2020, 2024
U.S. OpenT45: 2013
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2014, 2019, 2021, 2024
Medal record
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoIndividual
Asian Games
2006 DohaIndividual
2006 DohaMen's team
2014 IncheonIndividual
2014 IncheonMen's team
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Pan Cheng-tsung
Chinese潘政琮
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPān Zhèngcóng
IPA[pʰán ʈʂə̂ŋ.tsʰʊ̌ŋ]
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In 2019, Pan became just the second Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour. He has represented Taiwan as an amateur on the 2006 Eisenhower Trophy team, and then again in the 2014 tournament. He won two gold medals in golf – one individually and one for team play – at the 2014 Asian Games,[4] represented Taiwan in the 2016 World Cup of Golf and played in the 2019 Presidents Cup for the international team. He won a bronze medal for Taiwan in the 2020 Olympics.

Early and personal life

Pan was born in Miaoli County, Taiwan.[5] His father, a caddie who guided Pan into the sport, died in 2010.[6][7] Pan was enrolled at the IMG Golf Academy for three years prior to attending the University of Washington.[8]

He is married to Michelle Lin, who briefly served as his caddie.[9] Mike "Fluff" Cowan now caddies for Pan.

College career

Pan played college golf at the University of Washington where he won eight events.[4] He was the number one amateur golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2013.

Professional career

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Pan was one of two local golfers to make the cut at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.[10] He finished tied for 64th in the tournament.[11] Pan earned his first professional win on 12 July 2015 at The Players Cup on PGA Tour Canada, his second tournament on the tour and fourth tournament as a pro.[12]

In December 2015, Pan tied for 14th at the final stage of the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament.[13] He then finished 11th in the 2016 Web.com Tour season earnings, which got him a PGA Tour card for the 2017 season.

2017

In 2017, Pan competed in 29 PGA Tour events, making the cut in 14, including 3 top-10 finishes. His best finish was a tie for second on January 29 at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. For the season, he earned $1,267,649 in official money and finished 88th in the FedEx cup standings.[3]

2018

In 2018, Pan competed in 30 PGA Tour events, making the cut in 22, including 2 top-10 finishes. His best finish was a tie for second on August 19, 2018, at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. For the season, he earned $1,881,787 in official money and finished 35th in the FedEx cup standings.[3]

2019

On 21 April 2019, Pan earned his first PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.[14] He became the second Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour after Chen Tze-chung who won at the 1987 Los Angeles Open.

In December 2019, Pan played on the International team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Pan went 2–1–0 and lost his Sunday singles match against Patrick Reed.[15]

2020

Pan spent the year on the PGA Tour, with the highlight being a tie for 7th in the 2020 Masters Tournament, his first appearance at the Augusta, including a final round of 68 (−4).[16] Pan took advantage of the opportunity, trying all the sandwiches at the clubhouse, declaring the egg salad sandwich his favorite.[17]

2021

In August 2021, Pan earned a bronze medal in the 2020 Olympics. He finished on −15, despite shooting +3 in round 1. He defeated 6 other players in the bronze medal tiebreaker, securing the medal with a par on the fourth extra hole.[18]

Amateur wins

  • 2011 Azalea Invitational, Prestige at PGA West
  • 2012 Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational
  • 2013 NCAA Tallahassee Regional, Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational
  • 2014 Asian Games
  • 2015 The Amer Ari Invitational, Querencia Cabo Collegiate, Lamkin Grips SD Classic (tie), NCAA Bremerton Regional

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Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 21 Apr 2019 RBC Heritage −12 (71-65-69-67=272) 1 stroke United States Matt Kuchar
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PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 12 Jul 2015 The Players Cup −15 (71-67-65-66=269) 2 strokes Sweden Robert S. Karlsson, United States J. J. Spaun
2 13 Sep 2015 Cape Breton Celtic Classic −19 (67-68-68-66=269) Playoff Canada Taylor Pendrith
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Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

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No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2016 LECOM Health Challenge United States Dominic Bozzelli, Australia Rhein Gibson,
United States Rick Lamb
Lamb won with birdie on second extra hole
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Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT T45 T64 CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
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Tournament 201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament T7 CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT NT CUT CUT
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  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00001121
PGA Championship00000030
U.S. Open00000052
The Open Championship00000040
Totals000011143
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  • Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (three times)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 20182019202020212022202320242025
The Players Championship T46 T72 C CUT CUT T42 T69
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  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament201820192020
Championship
Match Play NT1
Invitational T48 T72
Champions T22 NT1
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1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

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