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Zhang Lian-Wei (Zhang is his family name) is a
Chinese golfer. He was born on 2 May 1965 in
Zhuhai in Guangdong Province.  He is the most
successful golfer so far produced by mainland
China.

The first golf course in the People's Republic of
China opened in 1984 and Zhang took up the game
soon afterwards. He worked as a caddie and won the
China Amateur Open Championship three times before
turning professional in 1994. He has won a number
of events in China and on the Asian Tour and one
event in Canada. At the 2003 Caltex Singapore
Masters Zhang beat Ernie Els at the 72nd hole to
become the first Chinese golfer to win on the more
prestigious European Tour. With this victory he
also became the first Chinese golfer to make the
top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings. In
2004 he received a special invitation to play in
The Masters Tournament, becoming the first player
from mainland China to do so. He missed the cut at
The Masters, but made it at his second event on
the PGA Tour, the 2004 FedEx St. Jude Classic. He
has also played extensively on the Japan Golf
Tour.

==Professional wins==
*1995 Volvo Open, Shenzhen (Volvo China Tour),
Volvo Masters of Malaysia, Volvo Masters of
Thailand
*1996 Volvo Masters of Malaysia, Volvo Masters of
Thailand
*1997 Hugo Boss Open (Volvo China Tour)
*2000 Ontario Open Heritage Classic (Canada)
*2001 Macau Open
*2002 Macau Open
*2003 Volvo China Open, Caltex Singapore Masters

==External links==
*http://www.europeantour.com/players/bio.sps?iPlay
erNo=401&sOption=profile Profile on the European
Tour's official site