Pan Cheng-tsung (, born 12 November 1991), known professionally as C. T. Pan, is a Taiwanese

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who currently competes on the

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. In 2019, Pan became just the second Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour. He has represented Taiwan as an amateur on the 2006 Eisenhower Trophy team, and then again in the

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tournament. He won two gold medals in golf – one individually and one for team play – at the

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, represented Taiwan in the

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and played in the

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for the international team. He won a bronze medal for Taiwan in the

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Early and personal life

Pan was born in

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, Taiwan. His father, a caddie who guided Pan into the sport, died in 2010. Pan was enrolled at the IMG Golf Academy for three years prior to attending the University of Washington. He is married to Michelle Lin, who briefly served as his caddie. Mike "Fluff" Cowan now caddies for Pan.

College career

Pan played college golf at the

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where he won eight events. He was the number one amateur golfer in the

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for eight weeks in 2013.

Professional career

Pan was one of two local golfers to make the cut at the 2015 U.S. Open at

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. He finished tied for 64th in the tournament. Pan earned his first professional win on 12 July 2015 at The Players Cup on

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, his second tournament on the tour and fourth tournament as a pro. In December 2015, Pan tied for 14th at the final stage of the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament. He then finished 11th in the 2016 Web.com Tour season earnings, which got him a PGA Tour card for the 2017 season.

2017

In 2017, Pan competed in 29 PGA Tour events, making the cut in 14, including 3 top-10 finishes. His best finish was a tie for second on January 29 at the

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at Torrey Pines in

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. For the season, he earned $1,267,649 in official money and finished 88th in the FedEx cup standings.

2018

In 2018, Pan competed in 30 PGA Tour events, making the cut in 22, including 2 top-10 finishes. His best finish was a tie for second on August 19, 2018, at the

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. For the season, he earned $1,881,787 in official money and finished 35th in the FedEx cup standings.

2019

On 21 April 2019, Pan earned his first PGA Tour victory at the

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. He became the second Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour after Chen Tze-chung who won at the 1987

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. In December 2019, Pan played on the International team at the

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in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Pan went 2–1–0 and lost his Sunday singles match against

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2020

Pan spent the year on the PGA Tour, with the highlight being a tie for 7th in the

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, his first appearance at the Augusta, including a final round of 68 (−4). Pan took advantage of the opportunity, trying all the sandwiches at the clubhouse, declaring the egg salad sandwich his favorite.

2021

In August 2021, Pan earned a bronze medal in the

. He finished on −15, despite shooting +3 in round 1. He defeated 6 other players in the bronze medal tiebreaker, securing the medal with a par on the fourth extra hole.

Amateur wins

*2011

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, Prestige at PGA West *2012 Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational *2013 NCAA Tallahassee Regional, Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational *2014

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*2015 The Amer Ari Invitational, Querencia Cabo Collegiate, Lamkin Grips SD Classic (tie), NCAA Bremerton Regional Source:

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to

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Summary

* Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (three times) * Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Taiwan):

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Professional *

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(representing Taiwan):

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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(representing the International team):

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References

External links

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Early and personal life

College career

Professional career

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

Playoff record

Results in major championships

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

See also

References

External links