Wu Ashun

Wu Ashun
Personal information
Born (1985-06-22) 22 June 1985 (age 39)
Xiamen, Fujian, China[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality China
ResidenceXiamen, Fujian, China
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
OneAsia Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
Japan Golf Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2013, 2014

Wu Ashun (born 22 June 1985) is a Chinese professional golfer. He has won four 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.[2]

Wu played on the OneAsia Tour in 2011, finishing 19th on the Order of Merit for that season.[3]

In 2013, Wu won for the second time on the Japan Golf Tour, with a one-stroke victory at the Heiwa PGM Championship.

In April 2015, Wu won the Volvo China Open on the European Tour. He made history as he became the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil.[4]

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, which made him the first Chinese player to win three times on the European Tour.[1]

In March 2022, Wu picked up his fourth European Tour victory at the Magical Kenya Open. A final-round 65 saw him beat Aaron Cockerill, Thriston Lawrence and Hurly Long by four shots.[5]

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 26 Apr 2015 Volvo China Open1 −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
4 6 Mar 2022 Magical Kenya Open −16 (69-68-66-65=268) 4 strokes Canada Aaron Cockerill, South Africa Thriston Lawrence,
Germany Hurly Long

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 9 Sep 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament −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

*Note: The 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament Japan Yuta Ikeda Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 26 Apr 2015 Volvo China Open1 −9 (73-66-69-71=279) 1 stroke England David Howell

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Results in major championships

Tournament 2013 2014
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 before 2015.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T70 T49 T36 T68 T14 T58 T23 T20 T64 T73
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

References

  1. ^ a b "Ashun Wu". European Tour. 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Order of Merit 2011". OneAsia. Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Wu Ashun wins the Volvo China Open to create history". Sky Sports News. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ "DP World Tour: Ashun Wu cruises to victory at Magical Kenya Open after Ewen Ferguson blows lead". Sky Sports News. 6 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Asia-Pacific golfers take big lead over China". AFP. Bangkok Post. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.