Date: July 14, 2025

The CHAU-SHI Series – Dinyue Open, with a total prize purse of NT$3 million, will take place from July 16 at Taifong Golf Club in Changhua, featuring a 72-hole, four-round competition. This marks the first time Dinyue Restaurant Co., Ltd, after two consecutive years of title-sponsoring the ThreeBond TPGA Challenge Tour, has upgraded to host a TPGA Tour event. The tournament will see 140 players from seven countries, including nearly all of Taiwan’s top golfers, promising a thrilling competition.

This is the 7th event of the 2025 TPGA Tour and the 5th event of the CHAU-SHI Series. The champion will earn NT$500,000, while the runner-up takes home NT$250,000. After the first two rounds, the top 50 players (including ties) will advance to the final two rounds.

Dinyue Restaurant Co., Ltd first co-hosted a ThreeBond Challenge Tour event with Recoco Corporation Ltd in 2023. In 2024, Dinyue became the sole title sponsor of another Challenge Tour event. This year, to provide a bigger stage for Taiwan’s golfers, Dinyue announced its upgrade to a TPGA Tour title sponsor.

The TPGA Tour officially became part of the Official World Golf Ranking system on January 5, 2025, making it one of the recognized international tours that award world ranking points.

In addition to local players, this event features golfers from six other countries and regions, including Australia, Italy, Japan, Thailand, the United States, and Hong Kong. The field consists of 126 professional players (including 93 from Taiwan and 23 from Japan) and 14 Taiwanese amateurs.

On July 15, the event will hold an 18-hole pro-am tournament and a pre-tournament press conference. Thirty-two professionals will be paired with more than 110 amateur participants, followed by an evening pro-am dinner. Official competition will begin on July 16.

During tonight’s prestigious 2025 International Professional Golf Grand Gala at Dinyue, CEO Wang Ching-jui stated:
“Just as Taiwan’s badminton athletes have achieved Olympic glory with champions like the men’s doubles team Lee and Wang, we hope that young Taiwanese golfers will take advantage of events of this caliber to hone their skills and eventually stand on the world stage.”

Dinyue Chairman Chiang Ching-lung announced that not only will the Dinyue Open continue next year, but the total prize purse will increase from NT$3 million to NT$5 million to encourage even better performances from the players this year and next.

Today’s pro-am was played under the new scramble format, where professional golfer Su Chin-hung and three amateurs combined for a 14-under 58 to win the title. Each amateur received a TaylorMade Flextech golf bag.

The CHAU-SHI Series is fully sponsored by Mercuries Group Honorary Chairman Wong Chau-shi and has been held annually since 2021. This tournament is title-sponsored by Dinyue Restaurant Co., Ltd, organized by The PGA of Taiwan (TPGA), and co-hosted by Taifong Golf Club.

The CHAU-SHI Series was initiated by Wong Chau-shi, one of the founders of Mercuries Group and its Honorary Chairman. Due to the significant reduction in TPGA Tour events and prize funds caused by the pandemic in 2021, Wong personally committed to funding six tournaments, each with NT$2 million in prize money, totaling NT$12 million, to sustain the tour’s structure. Now in its fifth year, the series continues under the same model, with Wong sponsoring NT$1.5 million per event. The number of CHAU-SHI Series events has increased from eight last year to ten this year, totaling NT$15 million in sponsorship and helping the TPGA Tour reach 20 events this season.

The CHAU-SHI Series also offers a special annual prize for the season’s money leader: an additional NT$200,000 sponsored by HONLIN CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD Chairman Lin Kuo-erh, along with an invitation to next year’s Taiwan Mercuries Masters.

This tournament has drawn an outstanding field, including 17 of last year’s top 20 money leaders. Players already holding a TPGA win this year—such as Su Chin-hung, Chang Wei-lun, Shen Wei-cheng, Italy’s Gabriele De Barba, Wang Wei-hsuan, and Huang I-tseng—are all looking for their second victory of the season. Other notable names include Lu Wei-chih, Chan Shih-chang, Hung Chien-yao, Liu Yong-hua, and Japan-based Yu Sung-po. Adding to the competition is Thailand’s Tawit Polthai, last year’s TPGA champion and 11th on the money list, now ranked sixth this season.

Dinyue Restaurant Co., Ltd. is Taiwan’s only full-building banquet concept venue, designed for high-end events. It features 20 private rooms, accommodating gatherings from intimate pairs to 60-person events, each offering personalized banquet arrangements in an exclusive, undisturbed setting.

The second floor’s private hall seats up to 36 tables and includes Taiwan’s largest 673-inch P1.5 8K LED screen with Bose theater-grade sound—ideal for corporate celebrations, product launches, and luxury weddings, offering an immersive experience with a fully exclusive venue.

Its basement “Tai Bai Wine Cellar” (Tai Bai) houses over 750 vintages from 15 countries, earning Wine Spectator’s “Two Glasses” award four years in a row—Taiwan’s only space to do so—making it an exemplary venue for private dining for discerning guests.

Led by Executive Chef Lai Yuan-hui, with over 35 years’ experience, the culinary team specializes in Chao Cantonese classics, premium seafood, and bird’s nest delicacies. Their cuisine is clean yet flavorful, fresh yet elegant, blending seasonal and health-conscious principles to express deep Oriental flavors and refined skill.

Dinyue Restaurant Co., Ltd. consistently upholds the service ethos of “calm grace, gracious hospitality.” Each guest enjoys full-time dedicated service with seamless pacing and meticulous detail—ensuring every significant gathering is suitably honored.

This is no transient banquet hall—it is the only venue offering purposeful, layered hospitality. Spacious yet intimate, with refined and thorough service, every reception here becomes a grand gesture of genuine warmth.

Taifong Golf Club’s competitive course stretches 7,255 yards and features long fairways, roughs adjacent to fairways and greens, undulating surfaces, and challenging speeds. This week’s variable weather will test players, though the course has been meticulously prepared to ensure peak conditions for performance.

Special Prizes:

Hole-in-one Prize – Hole 8

Pro-Am Day: The first ace on Hole 8 wins an exclusive dinner banquet for one at the “Wang Yue” private room, courtesy of Dinyue Restaurant Co., Ltd. (valued at NT$100,000).

Main Tournament: The first ace during the four official rounds wins a case of Californian Xin Chuan Vineyard fine wine valued at NT$116,400 from the Dinyue Restaurant Tai Bai Wine Cellar.

Hole-in-one Bonuses at Holes 2, 8, 12 & 15: NT$10,000 each, provided by Taifong Golf Club.

Hole 15 Ace Prize: A Bell & Ross watch valued at NT$168,000, presented by Dong Hui Watch Company to the first ace during official rounds—professional players only.

General Prizes:

A free night in the presidential suite at Lishan Guesthouse, weekdays or weekends, courtesy of Da-An Group—no hole or person limit.

SoChiu Furniture｜Diandiansleep Home Products: NT$10,000 each for the lowest round in Rounds 3 and 4 (prizes split if tied).

Additional Gifts:

NT$5,500 gift vouchers (168 sets) donated by Chairman Tang Wei-zhi, redeemable at Taiching Palace Royal SPA Mansion (NT$2,500) and Kangbo Clinic (NT$3,000), gifted to all guests and participants at the Pro-Am dinner.

On-site Athletic Therapy: Provided by YouYang Sports Complex during Pro-Am day (7/15) and Rounds 3 & 4 (7/18–7/19) to support players and VIP guests.

Spectator Access: Free, open from July 16–19. Entry requires visitor’s pass obtained at the Xisa Hall front desk (1F) or Jia-Ching Hall (B1). Spectators must walk between holes via cart paths; no ride-on carts provided. Children under 6 and pets are prohibited for safety.

Golf fans are encouraged to attend July 16–19 to witness top professionals in action.

The event will be recorded and the final two rounds edited into 60-minute highlight programs, scheduled for broadcast at 4 p.m. on July 29 & 30. Coverage will be available on TPGA’s Facebook page, VL Sports Channel, and YouTube. Tournament news will also be available via TPGA’s website, LINE Golfourit, LINE Today, and Yahoo Sports throughout the event.