Overview

The Taiwan Glass Taifong Open has traditionally been held in the latter part of the season but the venue and organiser, Taifong Golf Club, assisted the Asian Tour with a request for an earlier date.

Mr Lin Po-shih, Chairman of Taifong Golf Club, helped facilitate this move allowing the Tour to build up the early part of the season in the Spring of North Asia – a beautiful time to play golf in the region.

The tournament continues to mature on the Asian Tour, having successfully made the transition from the Asian Development Tour (ADT) in 2022.

For the past three seasons it has made an important contribution to the Tour’s narrative, especially with Thailand’s Suteepat Prateeptienchai winning in 2023 and 2024 and his young compatriot Ekpharit Wu last year.

The success of the event is the result of a flourishing partnership between the host venue, Taiwan Glass and the Taiwan PGA – the local sanctioning partner.

The event was played on the ADT from 2014 to 2022 and was one of its most lucrative and popular tournaments.

It was first played in 2005, when Chinese-Taipei’s Yeh Weh-tze, winner of the Malaysian Open in 2000, triumphed. His countryman Chan Shih-chang has won the event a record three times in 2010, 2014 and 2018.

Taifong Golf Club has been the event’s permanent home since its inception.

The Club is located in Changhua City on the west coast of Chinese-Taipei – once an expansive agricultural landscape, now a thriving business hub.

The course was designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Watanabe in 1977, and commands stunning views – nestling in a mountainous region it is famous for.

The club is one of the investment projects of Lin Yu-chia – the former president of Taiwan Glass.

Mr Lin Po-shih, Chairman of Taifong Golf Club, pictured with the players last year.

Tournament Information

• Tournament: Taiwan Glass Taifong Open
• Date: 7-10 May
• Venue: Taifong Golf Club, Changhua, Chinese Taipei
• Par/Yards: 72 / 7,302 yards
• Purse: US$500,000
• Asian Tour leg: Sixth
• Edition of tournament: Fourth on the Asian Tour, 17th in total.  It was first played in 2005, when Chinese-Taipei’s Yeh Weh-tze triumphed. It was played on the local tour until 2014 when it was also sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour (ADT) eight years.
• Previous winner: Ekpharit Wu (THA)
• Winning score in 2025: 268 (-20)
• Total number of players: 144
• Format: Stroke play tournament over four rounds of 18 holes with a cut after 36 holes to leading 65 players (including amateurs) plus ties.

Field Breakdown

• Order of Merit winners: John Catlin (2024), Jazz Janewattananond (2019), Scott Hend (2016)
• Nationalities: 27
• Top contenders: Cameron John (AUS), Ekpharit Wu (THA), Pavit Tangkamolprasert (THA), Jazz Janewattananond (THA), Ian Snyman (RSA)
• Highest ranked player on OWGR: Cameron John (AUS) #222
• Highest ranked player on the Order of Merit: Pavit Tangkamolprasert (THA) #3
• Number of amateurs in the field: No amateurs
• Number of Chinese Taipei players in the field: 46

Chan Shih-chang.

Tournament Notes

• Thailand’s Pavit Tangkamolprasert, currently in third place on the Order of Merit, started 2026 with excellent results after a runner-up at the season opening Philippine Golf Championship and a T2 in the International Series Japan. He also had an early season T2 on the All Thailand Tour after a play-off loss to compatriot Danthai Boonma.
• Australian Cameron John has been playing great golf lately, with a runner-up finish at the Singapore Open and a T7 at International Series Japan. The result in Singapore also meant that he punched his ticket to The Open at Royal Birkdale this summer via the Open Qualifying Series. He also won two tournaments on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia earlier in 2026 to finish second to compatriot Travis Smyth on their 2025/26 Order of Merit.
• South African Ian Snyman is coming off a great tournament in Korea, finishing T3 at the notoriously difficult Namseoul Country Club at the GS Caltex Maekyung Open last week. He also started off the year well with a T5 at the season opening Philippine Golf Championship.
• Ekpharit Wu from Thailand won this title by two shots over Chinese Taipei’s Hung Chien-yao for his first Asian Tour win last November, and quickly followed it up with a T3 in India two weeks later. In 2026 he has made the cut in all four Asian Tour events, and his best results have been T29’s at the Philippine Golf Championship and International Series Japan.
• Fellow Thai Jazz Janewattananond had a good result at the Singapore Open two weeks ago finishing T3, as well as a runner-up on the Asian Development Tour in late March. The 2019 Order of Merit champion is currently tied for ninth in all-time Asian Tour wins with seven, the last one coming at the 2022 International Series Morocco.
• The five-time Asian Tour winner Chan Shih-chang from Chinese Taipei won this tournament twice when it was part of the ADT in 2014 and 2018, and also in 2010 when it was part of the local tour. He holds the record with most wins.
• Lee Chieh-po, also from the host nation, is back on the Asian Tour after a season on the LIV Golf League. He won this tournament in 2021 when it was only played as a local event due to the global pandemic.
• Another local, Hung Chien-yao, has been victorious in the tournament twice, the first time in 2020 when it was played on the local tour and also in 2022 when it was part of the ADT. He was runner up in the tournament last year to secure his card for the 2026 season.
• Thailand’s Suteepat Prateeptienchai won the tournament in back-to-back years in 2023 and 2024, after having finished T2 in the 2022 edition of the tournament. He is a four-time winner on the Asian Tour and three of his victories have come in Chinese Taipei. In addition to his two wins in this event, he also grabbed the title at the 2024 Yeangder TPC.

Main picture: Ekpharit Wu pictured celebrating last year.