Wu Ashun

Wu Ashun
Personal information
Born (1985-06-22) 22 June 1985
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality  China
Residence Xiamen, China
Career
Turned professional 2007
Current tour(s) European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s) Asian Tour
OneAsia
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 3
Japan Golf Tour 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2013, 2014
PGA Championship DNP

Wu Ashun (born 22 June 1985) is a Chinese professional golfer. He has won three times on the European Tour and twice on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional career

Wu played on the Asian Tour in 2008 and 2009. His best finish was T-4 at the 2009 Singha Thailand Open.

Wu played on the Japan Golf Tour in 2010 and from 2012 to 2015. He won his first title in September 2012 at the Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen. He was the first golfer from China to win on the Japan Golf Tour.[1] He also played on the OneAsia Tour, finishing 19th on the 2011 Order of Merit.[2] In 2013, Wu won for the second time on the Japan Golf Tour, with a one-stroke victory at the Heiwa PGM Championship. He won the Volvo China Open on the European Tour in 2015.

Since 2016 Wu has played primarily on the European Tour. In 2016 he won the Lyoness Open and in 2018 he had a third European Tour win, in the KLM Open.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 26 Apr 2015 Volvo China Open −9 (73-66-69-71=279) 1 stroke England David Howell
2 12 Jun 2016 Lyoness Open −13 (69-72-65-69=275) 1 stroke Spain Adrián Otaegui
3 16 Sep 2018 KLM Open −16 (64-66-71-67=268) 1 stroke England Chris Wood

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 9 Sep 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen −18 (65-66-67=198) Playoff Japan Yuta Ikeda
2 10 Nov 2013 Heiwa PGM Championship −11 (67-66-65-75=273) 1 stroke South Korea Kim Hyung-sung

Results in major championships

Tournament 20132014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017
Mexico Championship
Match Play
Bridgestone Invitational
HSBC Champions T70 T49 T36 T68 T14 T58 T23 T20
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

References

  1. ↑ Westlake, Adam (10 September 2012). "Wu Ashun wins Toshin, becomes first Chinese champion on Japan Golf Tour". The Japan Daily Press. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Order of Merit 2011". OneAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
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