Danny Chia

Danny Chia
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1972-11-29) 29 November 1972
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality  Malaysia
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Career
Turned professional 1996
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional wins 19
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour 2
Other 17
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T55: 2010
PGA Championship DNP

Danny Chia (born 29 November 1972) is a Malaysian professional golfer.

Chia was the leading Malaysian amateur in the mid-1990s and turned professional in 1996. He plays on the Asian Tour, 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 The Open Championship (and the first from a mainstream Malaysian background; his predecessor Iain Steel has a Scottish father, and attended school in Scotland and college in the United States, and therefore has a much more traditional golfing pedigree). Chia represented Malaysia in the WGC-World Cup in 2001 and 2002.

Amateur wins (6)

Professional wins (18)

Asian Tour wins (2)

Asian Development Tour wins (4)

Other wins (13)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP CUT DNP T55
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Professional

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