Who is the first Asian to win a major?

Much has been said about Yang (1 recently) being the first Asian to win a major.
Some of us contend that since Tiger's mother is Asian that qualifies him (14 majors)
Why shouldn't we claim that Vijay(3 majors) is the first Bhai to win it?

This poll is significant because its from our Asian perspective. IMHO.
This poll might put to rest this Asian controversy currently being debated about.

I tot this kind of threads oni exist on US forums like Golfwrx.

Well, do you think an Australian Born Chinese is Asian or not? If you do, then an Indian Fijian is lor, if not then no lor.

I tot the game of Golf shd transcend all race and political issues. So what if he is or isn't? Doesn't mean he gets more prize money right?

Its all just geography. Sometimes, I even forget Tiger is half Thai.

Tiger Woods: Perfect Engineered Product

Strength and Built of a black dude with the mind of a Zen Thai Buddhist.

But he's balding le....Just like MT.

God is fair la. Give him a hot Swedish wife but also give him an overdose of testosterone.

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

Tiger Woods: Perfect Engineered Product

Strength and Built of a black dude with the mind of a Zen Thai Buddhist.

I agree with you a 100%.

But how about a smart Asian dude or somebody very academic coupled with the likes of Williams sister.

Do you think we might get another engineered Tiger?
Or at least a Tigress? Either ways I think it might be possible. It will help if its Beyonce.

supra wrote:

It will help if its Beyonce.

Are you thai?

We might another clay aiken. small white guy with a powerful voice.

The question at least I ask myself is whether the 'Asian' is living, re-contributing or investing in Asia. there is no point that we have an 'Asian' but spent 99% of his / her time in US and then once a year or orce every 4 years ...represent to flag an t Asia country in an event. If like that...chiak lak..every chinese that win anything, China will claim a % of the win liao...
Conversely, I will be proud-er if we have an 'Alien' (aka origin outside of Asia) but re-invest or re-contribute back to Asia or country in Asia...that will really I think flag the country's flag.
So...nett nett....Tiger's win does not make me as an Asian any proud-er from country pride nor nationality perspective.

when they talk asian, they talk about genetics and how asians are less genetically gifted and thus surprising then they win a major (despite the fact that asians are dominating the womens game).

most ppl will attribute Tigers game to his father rather than his mother and totally ignoring the amount of practice he actually put in and the strict training his father placed for him.

Ben Hogan, regarded as the best ball striker is a notorious perfectionist.

genetically we know which race is the more athletic and genetically gifted....if only they can play golf everyday since young and have parents that can afford to coach them everyday since young, which decent equipment and facilities....

I have to say Yang. He's the only one who is better in his mother tongue than he is in English.

jialat then i not asian already.. haha

ironfist wrote:

jialat then i not asian already.. haha

Same here. I'm a banana. Yellow on the outside, white on the inside.

I say Yang. Pure Asian

tronos wrote:

when they talk asian, they talk about genetics and how asians are less genetically gifted and thus surprising then they win a major (despite the fact that asians are dominating the womens game).

most ppl will attribute Tigers game to his father rather than his mother and totally ignoring the amount of practice he actually put in and the strict training his father placed for him.

Ben Hogan, regarded as the best ball striker is a notorious perfectionist.

genetically we know which race is the more athletic and genetically gifted....if only they can play golf everyday since young and have parents that can afford to coach them everyday since young, which decent equipment and facilities....

Thats the crux of the matter.

Having read 'The Outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell I realized that Tiger, Bill Gates and the Beatles have something in common. As a rule of thumb, all these outliers have more than 10K hours of 'practice' and thats why they are great, as usggested by tronos above.

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

supra wrote:

It will help if its Beyonce.

Are you thai?

We might another clay aiken. small white guy with a powerful voice.

No, la. I'm not Thai. wa si hokkien lang.

My HK friend (5'8" ) has a 18yr old son out of wedlock with a Jamaican girl (church choir singer) in high school. Father is quite a good football player. The son, lanky and over 6' 3". is a gifted athletic, basketball player and top striker . He is brought up by his Chinese grandparents. Good thing he didn't turn out to be a William Hung.

Whenever we go to a Chinese restaurant or among some chinese it blew them away when we speak in Cantonese.

Over 75% of members voted Yang.
Tho' this a small sampling its safe to say that Yang is deemed to be the first.
This is consistent with polling or opinions conducted elsewhere even in the West.
For one reason or another!