{{short description|Taiwanese professional golfer (born 1940)}} {{family name hatnote|Hsieh|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Hsieh Min-Nan | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = Tony | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|8|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1940|8|9|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{TWN}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1965 | tour = Japan Golf Tour<br>Asia Golf Circuit | extour = <!-- Former tours which a member of --> | prowins = 53 | japwins = 11 | asiawins = 5 (Asia Golf Circuit) | otherwins = 37 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = CUT: 1983 | usopen = DNP | open = T31: 1972 | pga = DNP | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = Asia Golf Circuit<br>Order of Merit winner | year1 = 1971, 1975, 1977 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Hsieh Min-Nan''' ({{zh|t=謝敏男}}, born 9 August 1940), also known as '''Tony Hsieh''',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asiantour.com/tour-insider-mercuries-taiwan-masters/ |title=Tour Insider: Mercuries Taiwan Masters |website=Asian Tour |first=Olle |last=Nordberg |accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19710426-1.1.25 |title=Min-Nan overall circuit champion |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=26 April 1971 |page=25 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19740422-1.2.127.1 |title=Hsieh again takes circuit prize |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=21 April 1975 |page=26 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19770418-1.2.65.1 |title=Min-Nan the overall Asian champion |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=18 April 1977 |page=16 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref>
==Professional wins (53)== ===PGA of Japan Tour wins (11)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|3 Aug 1975 |Kanto Pro Championship |−14 (65-71-67-71=274) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki |- |align=center|2 |align=right|25 Jun 1978 |Shizuoka Open |−8 (68-68-74-70=280) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki |- |align=center|3 |align=right|15 Apr 1979 |Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament |−6 (68-66=134) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Fujio Kobayashi |- |align=center|4 |align=right|16 Sep 1979 |Japan PGA Championship |−16 (67-68-66-71=272) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Teruo Sugihara |- |align=center|5 |align=right|15 Jun 1980 |Sapporo Tokyu Open |−6 (74-70-68-70=282) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Marsh, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki |- |align=center|6 |align=right|30 Aug 1981 |KBC Augusta |−9 (69-68-73-69=279) |Playoff |{{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Tze-chung, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Nobumitsu Yuhara |- |align=center|7 |align=right|10 Oct 1982 |Tokai Classic |−14 (64-71-72-67=274) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Nelson |- |align=center|8 |align=right|17 Oct 1982 |Golf Digest Tournament |−14 (64-70-65-75=274) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Akira Yabe |- |align=center|9 |align=right|24 Oct 1982 |Bridgestone Tournament |−9 (64-70-71-74=279) |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kikuo Arai |- |align=center|10 |align=right|21 Apr 1985 |Bridgestone Aso Open |−8 (66-70-71-73=280) |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto |- |align=center|11 |align=right|4 Aug 1985 |NST Niigata Open |−12 (65-70-68-69=272) |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshihisa Iwashita |}
'''PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–7)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |1976 |Japan PGA Championship |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Shichiro Enomoto, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Seiichi Kanai,<br>{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Haruo Yasuda |Kanai won with par on third extra hole<br>Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|2 |1976 |Bridgestone Tournament |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masaji Kusakabe, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Takashi Murakami |Murakami won with par on third extra hole<br>Hsieh eliminated by par on second hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|3 |1978 |Kanto Open |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Minoru Hiyoshi, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Seiichi Kanai | |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|4 |1979 |Tohoku Classic |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tōru Nakamura |Lost to birdie on second extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|5 |1980 |Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yasuhiro Funatogawa |Lost to par on first extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|6 |1981 |KBC Augusta |{{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Tze-chung, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Nobumitsu Yuhara |Won with birdie on second extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|7 |1982 |Niigata Open |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshitaka Yamamoto |Lost to par on fourth extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|8 |1982 |Bridgestone Tournament |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kikuo Arai |Won with birdie on second extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|9 |1984 |Fujisankei Classic |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tateo Ozaki |Lost to par on first extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|10 |1985 |Bridgestone Aso Open |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto | |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|11 |1985 |NST Niigata Open |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshihisa Iwashita |Won with birdie on first extra hole |}
===Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|26 Mar 1972 |Thailand Open |−10 (71-68-70-69=278) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san |- |align=center|2 |align=right|23 Apr 1972 |Sobu International Open |−9 (71-72-72-64=279) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda |- |align=center|3 |align=right|27 Feb 1977 |Hong Kong Open |E (70-70-70-70=280) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Teruo Sugihara |- |align=center|4 |align=right|10 Apr 1977 |Taiwan Open |−12 (71-67-68-70=276) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung |- |align=center|5 |align=right|21 Feb 1982 |Philippine Open | +4 (72-72-76-72=292) |Playoff |{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san |}
'''Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–2)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |1975 |Taiwan Open |{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda, {{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung |Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|2 |1982 |Philippine Open |{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san |Won with par on third extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|3 |1982 |Malaysian Open |{{flagicon|USA}} Denny Hepler, {{flagicon|USA}} David Ogrin |Hepler 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== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{JapanTour player|458}} *[https://www.tpga.org.tw/index.php/Home/Player/index/pid/21728/nat/oth/first_letter/H.html Hsieh Min-Nan] at the Taiwan PGA official site *[http://smile-pga.jp/profile/?id=000458 Hsieh Min-Nan] at the Japan PGA official site (in Japanese) *{{OWGR|469}} *[http://www.asm-indonesia.com/playerprofile.asp?PlayerID=131 Profile at 2007 Asian Senior Masters site]
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