Yeh Wei-tze (, born 20 February 1973) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Yeh was born in Taipei. Representing his country as an amateur, Yeh was a member of the 1990 Eisenhower Trophy team, and then again at the 1992 tournament.
Professional career He turned professional in 1994, played on the Asian Tour and was coached in his early career by pioneering Taiwanese golfer Lu Liang-Huan. In 2000, he won the European Tour co-sanctioned Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open, only the second Taiwanese player to win on that tour following Lu, who won the French Open in 1971. The win also helped Yeh to second place on the Davidoff Asian PGA Order of Merit that season.
In 2003, Yeh joined the Japan Golf Tour. He has won twice on that tour, the 2003 ANA Open and the 2006 Sega Sammy Cup.
Professional wins (5) European Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up113 Feb 2000Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open1−10 (74-68-67-69=278)1 stroke Craig Hainline, Pádraig Harrington, Des Terblanche 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up121 Sep 2003ANA Open−11 (67-66-72-72=277)1 stroke Masashi Ozaki, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama223 Jul 2006Sega Sammy Cup−12 (70-68-72-66=276)4 strokes Hidemasa Hoshino
Asian PGA Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up113 Feb 2000Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open1−10 (74-68-67-69=278)1 stroke Craig Hainline, Pádraig Harrington, Des Terblanche 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Taiwan PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up123 Feb 2015Golden Eagle Open−6 (70-68-70-74=282)3 strokes Hsieh Tung-hung
Other wins (2) 2005 Taifong Open 2007 Taifong Open
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1990, 1992
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