{{Short description|Taiwanese golfer (born 1966)}} {{family name hatnote|Lin|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Lin Keng-chi<br><small>林根基</small> | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = The Pin<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2002/01/07/0000118991 |title=Lin leads Taiwan in golf standings |newspaper=Taipei Times |first=Jules |last=Quartly |date=7 January 2002 |access-date=24 June 2023}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|7|1|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1966|7|1|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{TWN}} | residence = Taipei, Taiwan | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1989 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = Asian Tour<br>Japan Golf Tour | extour = | prowins = 9 | japwins = 3 | asiawins = 5 | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- Best finish & year – Masters Tournament --> | usopen = <!-- Best finish & year – U.S. Open --> | open = <!-- Best finish & year – Open Championship --> | pga = <!-- Best finish & year – PGA Championship --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = Asian PGA Tour<br>Order of Merit winner | year1 = 1995 | award2 = Asian PGA Tour<br>Players' Player of the Year | year2 = 1995 | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Lin Keng-chi''' ({{zh|林根基}}, born 1 July 1966) is a Taiwanese professional golfer.
==Career== Lin has won five tournaments on the Asian Tour and topped the Tour's money list in 1995. He has also played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour, where he had won three titles. In 2001 he reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He was a member of Asia's winning 2003 Dynasty Cup team.
==Professional wins (9)== ===Japan Golf Tour wins (3)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|15 Jul 2001 |Aiful Cup |−18 (68-67-67-68=270) |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki |- |align=center|2 |align=right|16 Sep 2001 |ANA Open |−15 (66-70-66-71=273) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhiro Kinjo, {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsuneyuki Nakajima |- |align=center|3 |align=right|24 Jul 2005 |Sega Sammy Cup |−13 (69-69-69-68=275) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kiyoshi Maita |}
'''Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |2001 |Aiful Cup |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki |Won with birdie on second extra hole |}
===Asian PGA Tour wins (5)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|30 Jul 1995 |Tournament Players Championship |−10 (72-70-68-68=278) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Craig Kamps, {{flagicon|TWN}} Lu Wen-teh |- |align=center|2 |align=right|27 Aug 1995 |Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship |−13 (71-68-67-69=275) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Zaw Moe |- |align=center|3 |align=right|22 Oct 1995 |Samsung Masters |−9 (68-67-74-70=279) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Kim Jong-duck |- |align=center|4 |align=right|3 Sep 2000 |Mercuries Taiwan Masters |−5 (69-72-73-69=283) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Gerry Norquist |- |align=center|5 |align=right|2 Mar 2003 |Myanmar Open |−13 (67-69-70-69=275) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|THA}} Thongchai Jaidee |}
===Other wins (1)=== *1998 Trans Strait Invitational<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |title=The World of Professional Golf 1999 |date=1999 |publisher=IMG Publishing |isbn=1878843249 |page=554}}</ref>
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1988
'''Professional''' *Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2013 (winners)
==See also== *List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== <!-- *{{AsianTour player|100031}} Broken link --> *{{JapanTour player|2157}} *{{OWGR|3812}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Keng-chi}} Category:Taiwanese male golfers Category:Asian Tour golfers Category:Japan Golf Tour golfers Category:Golfers from Taipei Category:1966 births Category:Living people
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