Lam Chih Bing
| Lam Chih Bing | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 December 1976 |
| Nationality |
 Singapore |
| Residence | Singapore |
| Career | |
| College |
University of Arizona University of Leicester |
| Turned professional | 1999 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 83rd: 2008 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Lam Chih Bing (born 29 September 1976) is an Singaporean professional golfer.
Lam was a scratch golfer at seventeen, and attended the University of Arizona in the United States before completing an MBA at the University of Leicester in England, following his ambition to become a fund manager.[1] Instead he began a professional golf career, joining the Asian Tour in 2001. In his first seven seasons Lam struggled to retain his card, never finishing inside the top 60 on the Order of Merit, but 2008 was his breakthrough year, with four top-10s and a maiden tour win at the prestigious season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia.
Lam made news following a strange occurrence at the 2013 Hong Kong Open. Anthony Kang was the first alternate, but withdrew and volunteered to caddy for Unho Park. Finland's Joonas Granberg was disqualified for going to the wrong tee. Jeppe Huldahl was originally called to replace him, but since Granberg was an Asian Tour member and the Dane was a member of the European Tour, Huldahl was pulled off the course and third alternate Lam scrambled to the first tee and shot a first round 66 (-4) and tie for third. Three consecutive 72's caused him to fall to a T65 finish.
Professional wins (9)
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Dec 2008 | Volvo Masters of Asia | –14 (69-66-72-67=274) | 2 strokes |  Chapchai Nirat |
Other wins (8)
- 2000 PFP Classic (Malaysia), Malaysian PGA Championship
- 2001 Genting Masters (Malaysia)
- 2003 Tiger Challenge, Accenture Champion of Champions (both Singapore)
- 2007 Bilt Open (India)
- 2008 Singapore PGA Championship, Mercedes-Benz Indonesian Masters
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | 83 | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Singapore): 1996
Professional
References
External links
- Lam Chih Bing at the Asian Tour official site
- Lam Chih Bing at the Official World Golf Ranking official site