Hsieh Min-Nan (, born 9 August 1940), also known as Tony Hsieh, is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Career Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 1972 World Cup with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the individual title. He won many other tournaments in Asia and was the Asia Golf Circuit overall champion on three occasions, in 1971, 1975 and 1977.
Professional wins (53) PGA of Japan Tour wins (11) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up13 Aug 1975Kanto Pro Championship−14 (65-71-67-71=274)2 strokes Isao Aoki, Masashi Ozaki225 Jun 1978Shizuoka Open−8 (68-68-74-70=280)3 strokes Isao Aoki315 Apr 1979Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament−6 (68-66=134)2 strokes Fujio Kobayashi416 Sep 1979Japan PGA Championship−16 (67-68-66-71=272)1 stroke Teruo Sugihara515 Jun 1980Sapporo Tokyu Open−6 (74-70-68-70=282)1 stroke Graham Marsh, Masashi Ozaki630 Aug 1981KBC Augusta−9 (69-68-73-69=279)Playoff Chen Tze-chung, Nobumitsu Yuhara710 Oct 1982Tokai Classic−14 (64-71-72-67=274)5 strokes Larry Nelson817 Oct 1982Golf Digest Tournament−14 (64-70-65-75=274)1 stroke Akira Yabe924 Oct 1982Bridgestone Tournament−9 (64-70-71-74=279)Playoff Kikuo Arai1021 Apr 1985Bridgestone Aso Open−8 (66-70-71-73=280)Playoff Masahiro Kuramoto114 Aug 1985NST Niigata Open−12 (65-70-68-69=272)Playoff Yoshihisa Iwashita
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–7) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11976Japan PGA Championship Shichiro Enomoto, Seiichi Kanai, Haruo YasudaKanai won with par on third extra holeHsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole21976Bridgestone Tournament Masaji Kusakabe, Takashi MurakamiMurakami won with par on third extra holeHsieh eliminated by par on second hole31978Kanto Open Minoru Hiyoshi, Seiichi Kanai41979Tohoku Classic Tōru NakamuraLost to birdie on second extra hole51980Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers Yasuhiro FunatogawaLost to par on first extra hole61981KBC Augusta Chen Tze-chung, Nobumitsu YuharaWon with birdie on second extra hole71982Niigata Open Yoshitaka YamamotoLost to par on fourth extra hole81982Bridgestone Tournament Kikuo AraiWon with birdie on second extra hole91984Fujisankei Classic Tateo OzakiLost to par on first extra hole101985Bridgestone Aso Open Masahiro Kuramoto111985NST Niigata Open Yoshihisa IwashitaWon with birdie on first extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Mar 1972Thailand Open−10 (71-68-70-69=278)6 strokes Hsu Sheng-san223 Apr 1972Sobu International Open−9 (71-72-72-64=279)2 strokes Ben Arda327 Feb 1977Hong Kong OpenE (70-70-70-70=280)1 stroke Teruo Sugihara410 Apr 1977Taiwan Open−12 (71-67-68-70=276)2 strokes Kuo Chie-Hsiung521 Feb 1982Philippine Open +4 (72-72-76-72=292)Playoff Hsu Sheng-san
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11975Taiwan Open Ben Arda, Kuo Chie-HsiungKuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole21982Philippine Open Hsu Sheng-sanWon with par on third extra hole31982Malaysian Open Denny Hepler, David OgrinHepler won with birdie on second extra hole
Other Japan wins (6) 1968 Kanto Open 1969 Kyushu Tour BS Tournament 1972 Bridgestone Tournament 1974 Okinawa TV Cup 1976 Tochigi Open 1978 Hokuriku International
Other Taiwan wins (9) 1973 Republic of China PGA Championship 1974 Tamsui Open 1983 Republic Of China PGA Championship, Kaohsiung Open 1984 Phoenix Cup Open 1986 Vuitton Pro Tournament 1988 Tamsui Open 1992 Mercuries Taiwan Masters 1995 Kaohsiung Open
Other wins (3) 1972 World Cup (team win with Lu Liang-Huan and individual trophy) 1980 Philippine Masters
Senior wins (19) 1990 Ashitaka Senior Tournament 1991 Maruman Senior Tournament 1992 Phoenix Cup Senior Open 1993 Dai-ichi Life Cup, Noboru Goto Memorial Tokyu Senior Cup, Green Standard Group Cup 1994 Green Standard Group Cup 1995 HTB Senior Classic, Daxi Senior Open 1996 Hongxi Daxi Senior Open 1998 HTB Senior Classic 1999 Guohua Match Play 2000 Japan Grand Senior Tournament 2002 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship 2006 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship 2008 Kanto Pro Gold Senior Championship, Handa Cup 2009 Handa Cup 2010 Kanto Pro Gold Senior Championship
Team appearances this list may be incomplete
Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1962, 1964 (individual leader)
Professional World Cup (representing Taiwan): 1970, 1971, 1972 (team winners and individual winner), 1973, 1975, 1977, 1984 Double Diamond International (representing the Rest of the World): 1977 Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (non-playing captain, winners), 2005 (non-playing captain, winners)
See also List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
References
External links
Hsieh Min-Nan at the Taiwan PGA official site Hsieh Min-Nan at the Japan PGA official site (in Japanese)
Profile at 2007 Asian Senior Masters site