The Taiwan Golf and Country Club's Tamsui course is located in the northern town of Tamsui. The original course was constructed in 1914 but only three holes were playable then.
The first nine holes were ready in 1919 and it was only a decade later that Japanese designer Akahoshi Shiro completed the entire 18-hole layout. The course now measures 6,950 yards and each hole presents challenges that vary according to the hilly terrain and wind direction.
Nicknamed the "Cradle of the Golfers", the Tamsui course has been the breeding ground for top Chinese Taipei players like "Mr" Lu Liang-huan, Hsieh Min-nan and Chen Ching-po. It is also the home course for last year's Mercuries Taiwan Masters champion Lu Wen-teh.
Course record: nine-under-par 63 - Lin Wen-hong of Chinese Taipei
HOLE YARDS PAR
1 408 4
2 158 3
3 433 4
4 400 4
5 337 4
6 580 5
7 460 5
8 185 3
9 468 4
Out 3429 36
10 221 3
11 358 4
12 404 4
13 554 5
14 437 4
15 535 5
16 399 4
17 217 3
18 369 4
In 3494 36
TOTAL 6923 72
Past Winners
2008: Lu Wen-teh (Tpe)
2007: Lu Wen-teh (Tpe)
2006: Gaurav Ghei (Ind)
2005: Lu Wei-chih (Tpe)
2004: Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha)
2003: Lin Wen-ko (Tpe)
2002: Tsai Chi-huang (Tpe)
2001: Daniel Chopra (Swe)
2000: Lin Keng-chi (Tpe)
1999: Yeh Chang-ting (Tpe)
1998: Boonchu Ruangkit (Tha)
1997: Gerry Norquist (USA)
1996: Lu Wen-teh (Tpe)
1995: Hsieh Chin-sheng (Tpe)
1994: Lu Wen-teh (Tpe)
1993: Hsieh Yu-shu (Tpe)
1992: Hsieh Min-nan (Tpe)
1991: Wang Ter-chang (Tpe)
1990: Yuan Ching-chi (Tpe)
1989: Chen Tze-chung (Tpe)
1988: Kao Chie-hsiung (Tpe)
1987: Chen Liang-hsi (Tpe)