22-year-old Jacky Chen from New Taipei City pulls off upset win at Asia Open 2020

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/02/20
By: Micah McCartney, Taiwan News

Jacky Chen at Asia Open 2020. (Stanny Lee photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The disc golfing community received a bit of a shock earlier this month when a little-known player from New Taipei City emerged triumphant at the 2020 Asia Open in Kaohsiung, marking the first time a Taiwanese has taken home the purse since the tournament was first held.

While the sport of disc golf is not exactly a household name in Asia, it is growing by leaps and bounds. Last February, Singapore hosted its first tournament to be sponsored by the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), the Singapore Sling, and across the causeway, Malaysia’s inaugural PDGA Tour event Attack of the Chains took place in the state of Johor shortly after.

Occurring on a near biannual basis since 2009, this year’s edition of the Asia Open was organized by Mac Hsiao of the Taiwan Disc Golf Association. More than 60 of the world’s top disc golfers descended upon Kaohsiung on Feb. 8-9 to test their mettle in the sprawling Metropolitan Park.
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