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inteRnAtionAL PLAYeRSWen-Chong liang (lee-UNg)Section Player BiograPhies2BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t8—2010 pga championship.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (12):1999 Kunming classic [china], Dalian classic [china],Beijing classic [china], Shenzhen classic [china]. 2001Davidoff Nations cup [with Zhang Lian-Wei]. 2005 ZhuhaiLeg [china]. 2006 Hainan Leg [china], omega championship[china]. 2007 clariden Leu Singapore masters [asia].2008 Hero Honda Indian open [asia]. 2009 midea chinaclassic (oneasia). 2010 Luxehills chengdu open [oneasia],thailand open [oneasia].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t8—pga championship.2010 SeASon:claimed the Luxehills chengdu open on the oneasia tourin early april in a playoff over Korean Kim Hyung-tae.moved to 80th in the official World golf ranking…Infourth start on the pga tour in 2010, finished t8 at thepga championship at Whistling Straits on the strength ofa third-round, bogey-free 64. the previous course record of65 was set by miguel angel Jimenez and Darren clarke atthe 2004 pga championship…added a second oneasiatour title in September when he won the thailand open…opened with rounds of 69-65 at the Barclays Singaporeopen and eventually settled for a t10.FULL nAMe: Liang Wen-chongHeiGHt: 5-9WeiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: august 2, 1978BiRtHPLAce: guangdong, chinaReSiDence: Zhongshan, chinaFAMiLY: Wife; one childtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1999cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Has become china’s top player. Has representedchina in the last three World cups in china. Has recordedrunner-up finishes on the Japan golf tour and asian tour.2007: Broke through for his first major victory when he wonthe clariden Leu Singapore masters, beating malaysia’sIain Steel in a playoff. 2006: Finished fourth at the BarclaysSingapore open and posted five top-10s on the Japan golftour. also won a one-kilogram gold bar courtesy of uBS atthe uBS Hong Kong open after making an ace in the finalround. 2005: again played and won the Visa Dynasty cupwith Zhang Lian-Wei as his partner. turned in top-10 performanceson three separate tours, with his top performancesa t6 at the crowne plaza open-Beijing on the asian tour,a t5 at the caltex masters on the European tour and a t3at the aiful cup on the Japan golf tour. 2004: Earned hisJapan golf tour card and made the most of his opportunity,turning in five top-10 performances, with his top showinga t4 at the Bridgestone open to finish 51st on the orderof merit. also added a t3 at the Sanya open on the asiantour. Was a member of the asian team that won theVisa Dynasty cup. 2003: Qualified for the World cup withcountryman Zheng Wen-gen but had to withdraw from theevent as it conflicted with the Japan golf tour Qualifyingtournament. 2001: teamed with Zhang to finish 17th atthe World cup in Japan, china’s best showing in the event.Amateur: Won the china amateur three times in a row andfinished t4 at the 1999 Volvo china open.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.48 ....... (N/a)Driving Distance ...........................................284.8 ....... (N/a)Driving accuracy percentage .......................62.24% .... (N/a)greens in regulation percentage ................65.08% .... (N/a)putting average ...........................................1.750 ....... (N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–pga championship/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 64–2010 pgachampionship/3Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $210,000–2010 pga championship/t8career High official World Rank: after 2010 theBarclays/57PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 1-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank earnings2006 1 1 $25,8502007 2 12008 6 4 1 146,7282009 12010 4 3 1 2 245,436total 14 9 1 3 418,014nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2003 2 1 $2,045/296total 2 1 2,045eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 10 9 1 2 4 $419,407JAPAn GoLF toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 6 6 1 4 4 $395,045PGA toUR oF AUStRALASiAYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 3 3 1 2 2 $390,000* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 07 08 09 10masterscutBritish opent64 cutpga cut t8Bridgestone Invitationalt61ca championship t68 t30HSBc championst40 t63nAtionAL teAMS: World cup (4), 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009.2-410 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com