August 3, 2026

The 2026 CHAU-SHI Series - Qing Lian HDF Open, offering a total prize purse of NT$3.5 million, will be held from August 5 to 8 at the Chang Hwa Golf Club for a 72-hole stroke play competition. A total of 139 players from 5 countries—comprising 131 professionals and 8 amateurs—will compete for the title. The champion will take home a grand prize of NT$650,000, while the runner-up will earn NT$33,000. Fresh off his victory at last week’s HCT ADT Open, Lu Wei-chih is seeking back-to-back wins, and Wang Wei-hsuan is aiming for a three-peat.

This tournament is title-sponsored individually by Weng Chau-shi, Honorary Chairman of the Mercuries Group. It is organized by the Taiwan Professional Golf Association (TPGA), with the Ching Lian Group and Hote Precision Technology Co., Ltd. serving as the single-tournament title sponsors, and the Chang Hwa Golf Club as the co-organizer. This marks the third consecutive year that the Ching Lian Group and Hote Precision Technology have title-sponsored this event.

During tonight's banquet, Ching Lian Group Chairman Wang Jui-fu announced that the group will continue to title-sponsor this Taiwan Tour event for the next three years.

The pre-tournament pro-am spans two days. Today's first round featured 41 groups—including 40 professionals and over 100 amateur guests—competing in a New Scramble format. The professional Lu Wei-chih and his three amateur teammates combined for a score of 13-under-par 59 to win the title, with each amateur receiving a pair of ECCO men's Cord Mesh golf shoes. The second round of the pro-am will take place tomorrow with club members.

This tournament is the fifth of eight events on this year’s CHAU-SHI Series. The series features a special year-end Order of Merit title, where the top-ranked money leader will receive a bonus of NT$250,000 provided by Lin Kuo-er, Chairman of Red Forest Construction, along with an exemption into the 2027 Taiwan Mercuries Masters.

The CHAU-SHI Series was initiated by Weng Chau-shi, co-founder of the Mercuries & Associates and Honorary Chairman of the Mercuries Group. In 2021, when the pandemic severely impacted the schedule and prize pools of the Taiwan Tour, Weng stepped forward to personally title-sponsor six tournaments at NT$2 million each, laying the foundation for the tour's revival. This is the sixth consecutive year the series has been held under the same title-sponsorship model, with eight events scheduled for this season.

Top domestic talent will be out in force, including the majority of the top 60 seeded players from last year's Taiwan Tour Order of Merit. All of the current top 17 players on the Taiwan Tour money list are competing, including Chang Wei-lun (1st), Chan Shih-chang (2nd), Hung Chien-yao (3rd), Su Chin-hung (4th), Wang Wei-hsuan (5th), Thailand's Wachira Kawinpakorn (6th), Lu Wei-chih (7th), Chan Chia-han (8th), Tsai Kai-jen (9th), and Mako Shapiyate (10th).

In addition to 106 players from Taiwan (98 professionals and 8 amateurs), the field features 33 international professionals from Italy, Japan, Thailand, and the United States.

Following the first two rounds, the field will be cut to the top 50 players and ties for the final two rounds.

The Chang Hwa Golf Club course measures 6,816 yards. To increase the competitive challenge, the 6th hole—originally a 477-yard par-5—will be played as a par-4, changing the front nine par from 36 to 35. Combined with the 37-par back nine, the course will play to a total par of 72.

Special Awards:

Hole-in-One Prizes: NT$10,000 provided by the club for holes 2, 9, 11, and 16. Grand Hotel Stay: Da-An Group is offering a free one-night stay in the Presidential Suite at the Lishan Guest House for any hole-in-one, with no limit on the number of winners. Course Record: NT$20,000 provided by Chang Hwa Golf Club (currently 64, held by Chang Che-yu).

Spectator Information:

Spectators are welcome. Please pay a NT$20 insurance fee at the clubhouse counter, fill out the required information, and collect a spectator badge. Spectators must walk on cart paths; no shuttle service between holes is provided. For safety reasons, children under 6 and pets are not permitted on the course.

Highlights of the final two rounds will be broadcast via delayed recording on August 18 and 19 starting at 16:00. Platforms include the TPGA Facebook page and YouTube channel, Yahoo Sports, the LINE Golfourit channel, the TPGA official website, Zhilin Sports, and LINE Today