Danny Chia Chee Wing (born 29 November 1972) is a Malaysian professional

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Early life and amateur career

In 1972, Chia was born. He was the leading Malaysian amateur in the mid-1990s.

Professional career

In 1996, Chia turned professional. He plays on the

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, where he won the 2002 Taiwan Open. He was the first Malaysian to win on the Tour. He has also won several lower profile professional tournaments in Malaysia and elsewhere. In 2002, Chia became the second Malaysian to play in

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. Chia represented Malaysia in the

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in 2001 and 2002.

Amateur wins

*1993 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Selangor Amateur Open (Malaysia) *1994 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Selangor Amateur Open (Malaysia) *1995 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Selangor Amateur Open (Malaysia)

Professional wins (29)

Asian Tour wins (2)

Asian Development Tour wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)

Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (14)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Other wins (11)

*1996 EVA Air Open (Singapore), Jakarta Raya Open (Indonesia) *1999 Singapore Mini Tour event, Malaysian Mini Tour event *2001 Champion of Champions (Singapore), PNB OOM Challenge (Malaysia) *2002 Sime Darby Masters (Malaysia) *2003 Genting Masters (Malaysia), Classic I (Malaysia), Classic II (Malaysia) *2004 Kinrara Masters (Malaysia)

Results in major championships

''Note: Chia only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing Malaysia):

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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 ...

EurAsia Cup The EurAsia Cup was a biennial men's professional team golf tournament between teams representing Europe and Asia. It started in 2014, superseding the Royal Trophy which had been played from 2006 to 2013. It was previously held at the Glenmarie ...

(representing Asia):

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chia, Danny Malaysian male golfers Asian Tour golfers Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Olympic golfers for Malaysia Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics 1972 births Living people