Education
At the 1985 United States. Open, he scored the first double eagle in United States. Open history and tied the record low scores for the championship at that time after 36 holes (134) and 54 holes (203), but he fell away in the final round and finished tied for second, one shot behind Andy North.
Career
In the United States., he is often referred to as T.C. Chen. In 1982, T.C. Chen became the first professional golfer from Taiwan to earn a Professional Golf Association Tour card. He played a total of 132 tournaments on the Professional Golf Association Tour, making the cut in 78, with 13 top-ten finishes, and over $633,000 in total earnings.
His fourth round included a quadruple-bogey eight that featured a chip shot that he hit twice in one swing, and became part of the history of disastrous shots in the final round of a major.
As a result of this shot, he is sometimes referred to as "Two Chip" Chen. Chen finished second twice in his career, at the 1983 Kemper Open, where he lost a five-man playoff to Fred Couples, and the 1985 United States. Open.
He last played on the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1997, returning to the United States. to play in the Los Angeles Open. He played the 2008 Senior British Open on the Champions Tour and again returned to the United States for the 2012 United States. Senior Open where he made the cut and finished 56th.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) Japan Golf Tour wins (6) 1981 Sapporo Tokyu Open Other wins (8) Japan Professional Golf Association Senior Tour wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1985 United States Open – 1987 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Taiwan): 1980 Professional Dunhill Cup (representing Taiwan): 1985, 1994.