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{{short description|Malaysian professional golfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Danny Chia
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| fullname          = Danny Chia Chee Wing
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| height            = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| weight            = {{convert|165|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{MYS}}
| residence         = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
| spouse            = 
| partner           = 
| children          = 
| college           = 
| yearpro           = 1996
| tour              = [[Asian Tour]]
| extour            = [[Asian Development Tour]]<br>[[ASEAN PGA Tour]]<br>[[Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour]]
| prowins           = 29
| pgawins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins -->
| eurowins          = <!-- Number of European Tour wins -->
| japwins           = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->
| asiawins          = 2
| sunwins           = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins -->
| auswins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| nwidewins         = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins -->
| chalwins          = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins -->
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 27
| majorwins         = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| masters           = DNP
| usopen            = DNP
| open              = T55: 2010
| pga               = DNP
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour#Order of Merit winners|Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour<br>Order of Merit winner]]
| year1             = [[2015 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2015]]
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{{Infobox Chinese|hide=no|title=[[Chinese name]]
| t = 謝志榮<ref>{{cite news|url=https://solomo.xinmedia.com/golf/24621-TPGA|title=台灣名人賽 馬來西亞選手謝志榮首輪領先 潘政琮暫列第七|newspaper=Xin Media|date=2 October 2015|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>
| s = 谢志荣
| p = Xiè Zhìróng
| poj = Chiā Chì-êng
}}
'''Danny Chia Chee Wing''' (born 29 November 1972) is a Malaysian professional [[golf]]er.

== Early life and amateur career ==
In 1972, Chia was born. He was the leading Malaysian amateur in the mid-1990s.

== Professional career ==
In 1996, Chia turned professional. He plays on the [[Asian Tour]], where he won the 2002 [[Taiwan Open (golf)|Taiwan Open]]. He was the first Malaysian to win on the Tour. He has also won several lower profile professional tournaments in Malaysia and elsewhere.

In 2002, Chia became the second Malaysian to play in [[The Open Championship]]. Chia represented Malaysia in the [[WGC-World Cup]] in 2001 and 2002.

==Amateur wins==
*1993 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Selangor Amateur Open (Malaysia)
*1994 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Selangor Amateur Open (Malaysia)
*1995 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Selangor Amateur Open (Malaysia)

==Professional wins (29)==
===Asian Tour wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|22 Sep [[2002 Asian PGA Tour|2002]]
|[[Acer Taiwan Open]]
| +3 (76-70-77-68=291)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Yu-shu]], {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lin Chie-hsiang]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|3 Oct [[2015 Asian Tour|2015]]
|[[Mercuries Taiwan Masters]]
|−3 (67-70-73-73=285)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Wenchong]]
|}

===Asian Development Tour wins (4)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|9 Mar [[2013 Asian Development Tour|2013]]
|Northport Glenmarie Masters<sup>1</sup>
|−8 (67-68-74-71=280)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Nicholas Fung]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|10 May [[2014 Asian Development Tour|2014]]
|Northport Glenmarie Championship<sup>1</sup> (2)
|−13 (72-67-68-68=275)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Sattaya Supupramai]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|19 Sep [[2015 Asian Development Tour|2015]]
|Bukit Jawi Championship<sup>1</sup>
|−21 (67-66-69-65=267)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Casey O'Toole]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|14 May [[2016 Asian Development Tour|2016]]
|Bukit Jawi Championship<sup>1</sup> (2)
|−18 (71-67-65-67=270)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Gavin Green]], {{flagicon|MYS}} [[Ben Leong]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the [[Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour]]

===ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|8 Sep [[2007 ASEAN PGA Tour|2007]]
|International Championship
| +3 (71-74-76-70=291)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Anis Helmi Hassan]], {{flagicon|INA}} [[Suprapto (golfer)|Suprapto]] (a)
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|30 Nov [[2008 ASEAN PGA Tour|2008]]
|Mercedes-Benz Masters Thailand
|−8 (64-71-69-72=276)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[S. Siva Chandhran]], {{flagicon|THA}} [[Nakul Vichitryuthasastr]]
|}

===Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (14)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|30 Dec 2010<br>([[2011 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2011 season]])
|Impian Masters
|−13 (68-71-70-66=275)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Airil Rizman]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|23 Jun 2011
|Clearwater Classic
|−16 (69-68-69-66=276)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Rashid Ismail]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|6 Jan [[2013 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2013]]
|I&P Kinrara Classic
|−11 (72-63-72-66=273)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[S. Siva Chandhran]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|9 Mar 2013
|Northport Glenmarie Masters<sup>1</sup>
|−8 (67-68-74-71=280)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Nicholas Fung]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|10 May [[2014 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2014]]
|Northport Glenmarie Championship<sup>1</sup> (2)
|−13 (72-67-68-68=275)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Sattaya Supupramai]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|10 Jan [[2015 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2015]]
|Panasonic Open Malaysia Tournament of Champions
|−16 (71-64-67-70=272)
|8 strokes
|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Mardan Mamat]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|7 Jun 2015
|Matchplay Championship
|colspan=2 align=center|5 and 3
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[R. Nachimuthu]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|19 Sep 2015
|Bukit Jawi Championship<sup>1</sup>
|−21 (67-66-69-65=267)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Casey O'Toole]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|14 May [[2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2016]]
|Bukit Jawi Championship<sup>1</sup> (2)
|−18 (71-67-65-67=270)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Gavin Green]], {{flagicon|MYS}} [[Ben Leong]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|28 Jul [[2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2017]]
|CIMB National Championship
|−8 (68-70-73-69=280)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Gavin Green]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|3 Mar [[2018 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2018]]
|Johor Championship I
|−13 (70-71-70-64=275)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Shahriffuddin Ariffin]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|11 Mar [[2023 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2023]]
|Tun Ahmad Sarji Trophy
|−7 (70-71-70-70=281)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Ervin Chang]], {{flagicon|MYS}} [[Paul San]]
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|13 Jul 2023
|Corolla Cup
|−12 (68-67-69=204)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Marcus Lim]] (a)
|-
|align=center|14
|align=right|7 Nov [[2024 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour|2024]]
|Yaris Cup
|−7 (69-70-67=206)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Afif Fathi]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the [[Asian Development Tour]]

===Other wins (11)===
*1996 EVA Air Open (Singapore), Jakarta Raya Open (Indonesia)
*1999 Singapore Mini Tour event, Malaysian Mini Tour event
*2001 Champion of Champions (Singapore), PNB OOM Challenge (Malaysia)
*2002 Sime Darby Masters (Malaysia)
*2003 Genting Masters (Malaysia), Classic I (Malaysia), Classic II (Malaysia)
*2004 Kinrara Masters (Malaysia)

==Results in major championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T55
|}
''Note: Chia only played in The Open Championship.''<br>
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied

==Results in World Golf Championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2015
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]]
|67
|}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

==Team appearances==
'''Professional'''
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing Malaysia): [[2000 WGC-World Cup|2000]], [[2001 WGC-World Cup|2001]], [[2016 World Cup of Golf|2016]]
*[[EurAsia Cup]] (representing Asia): [[2016 EurAsia Cup|2016]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*{{AsianTour player|101034}}
*{{OWGR|6386}}

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[[Category:Malaysian male golfers]]
[[Category:Asian Tour golfers]]
[[Category:Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent]]
[[Category:Olympic golfers for Malaysia]]
[[Category:Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]