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Yuta Ikeda
Yuta Ikeda (; born 22 December 1985) is a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career Ikeda has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2008. Since his maiden victory in 2009, he has won a minimum of one tournament per season through 2017 and has a total of 21 victories. Ikeda has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking twice. In late 2009 he reached a high of 33rd. In late 2016/early 2017 he was again 33rd in the rankings. Amateur wins *2002 Japan Junior Golf Championships *2003 Japan Junior Golf Championships, Junior World Golf Championships Professional wins (24) Japan Golf Tour wins (21) *''Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour playoff record (4–2) Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) Other wins (2) *2012 Legend Charity Pro-Am *2013 Legend Charity Pro-Am Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place Summary *Most consecutive cuts made – 2 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 PGA Championship
The 2010 PGA Championship was the 92nd PGA Championship, played August 12–15 at the Straits Course of the Whistling Straits complex in Haven, Wisconsin (postal address Kohler). Martin Kaymer won his first major championship in a three-hole playoff over Bubba Watson. It was the second PGA Championship in six years at Whistling Straits, the first in 2004 was won by Vijay Singh, also in a playoff. Original venue This championship was originally slated for Sahalee Country Club, east of Seattle, which hosted in 1998 and was selected in 1999 to host the championship again in 2010. That decision was reversed by the PGA of America in January 2005, when it was abruptly moved to Whistling Straits, which had recently hosted the very profitable 2004 edition and set new attendance records. The PGA of America stated that it was concerned about the possibility of reduced financial support in the Pacific Northwest, as it was scheduled to be held less than six months after the conclusion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuhiro Tateyama
Mitsuhiro (written: 光洋, 光尋, 光弘, 光浩, 光博, 光広, 光寛, 光裕, 光宏, 光啓, 充洋 or 充弘) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese singer, rapper, actor and dancer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese footballer * Mitsuhiro Kitta (born 1942), Japanese golfer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese figure skater and coach *, Japanese announcer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese academic *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese biologist *Mitsuhiro Yoshimura Mitsuhiro Yoshimura (born 1973, Kanagawa, Japan) is, primarily, a Japanese musician who is, as of 2008, active in the field of electroacoustic improvisation (eai) and, in particular, the Onkyokei (onkyo) style. He also runs the label (h)ear rings ... (born 1973), Japanese musician {{given name Japanese masculin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Choi
Jay Choi (born September 30, 1983) is an American professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Choi was born in Gunsan, South Korea. He graduated from Gahr High School in Cerritos, California and played college golf at the University of New Mexico. Professional career Choi played the mini-tours in the U.S. for several years. He has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2010, and won his first title on the tour in May 2012 at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open. He has ranked in the top-200 in the Official World Golf Ranking The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of professional golfers. It was started in 1986. The rankings are based on a player's position in individual tournaments (i.e. not pairs or team events) over a "rolling .... Professional wins (1) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) References External links * *New Mexico Lobos profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Jay American male golfers New Mexico Lobos men's golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Do-hoon (golfer, Born March 1989)
Kim Do-hoon (; born 12 March 1989) is a South Korean professional golfer. He is also called Kim Do-hoon 752 to distinguish him from another South Korean golfer also called Kim Do-hoon, 752 being his membership number at the Korea Professional Golfers' Association. He won the 2010 Dongbu Insurance Promy Gunsan CC Open on the Korean Tour. He played on the Japan Golf Tour from 2010 to 2015. Amateur career In October 2006, Kim represented South Korea in the Eisenhower Trophy in South Africa where the team finished 5th. In December, he was part of the South Korean team that won the gold medal in the men's team event at the 2006 Asian Games. He finished tied third in the individual event but missed out on a bronze medal on countback. Professional career Kim turned professional in 2007. From 2010 to 2015, he played mostly on the Japan Golf Tour, returning to the Korean Tour in 2016. He had one win on the Korean Tour, taking the 2010 Dongbu Insurance Promy Gunsan CC Open in a playof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANA Open
The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded as the Sapporo Open, it has been sponsored by All Nippon Airways since 1973, initially as the ANA Sapporo Open. It is usually held in September each year at the Sapporo Golf Club in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido. Sapporo's Wattsu and Yuni courses have both played host to the tournament. The tournament scoring record is 268 (20 under par), set by Masashi Ozaki is a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 ''Janbo Ozaki'') on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks betw ... in 1994. Ozaki also holds the all-time record of wins at the tournament with eight. The 2021 purse was ¥110,000,000, of which the winner's share was ¥20,000,000. Winners References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunsuke Sonoda
is a Japanese professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Sonoda was born in Tokyo. He was first trained by his father. After that he has been taught by golf teaching pro, Todd Baker, since he was 10 years old. When Sonoda visited Gold Coast, Australia with his family at age 13, he decided to study in Gold Coast because the town has many golf courses. He spent two years in a junior high school there to pursue his golf game further. He won the Japan National Junior Golf Championship. He decided to return Japan to enter the Suginami-Gakuin High School. He was a high school teammate of Ryo Ishikawa. Ishikawa calls him "King" as he swept all the junior tournaments. They first met in elementary school. In his sophomore year at the Meiji University, he qualified for Japan Golf Tour. Professional career Sonoda began playing on the Japan Golf Tour in 2010 and won the 2010 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic. This victory earned him an exemption into the 2010 Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshin Golf Tournament
The Toshin Golf Tournament was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 2010 to 2014. It was played at the Toshin Lake Wood Golf Club in Tsu, Mie in 2010 and 2011. It moved to the Ryosen Golf Club in Inabe, Mie in 2012 and the Toshin Golf Club, Central Course in Tomika, Gifu in 2013. The purse for the 2014 event was ¥100,000,000, with ¥20,000,000 going to the winner. In 2012, Wu Ashun defeated Yuta Ikeda in a sudden-death playoff The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ... to become the first Chinese winner on the Japan Golf Tour. Tournament hosts Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site Former Japan Golf Tour events Defunct golf tournaments in Japan Recurring sporting events established in 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Japan Golf Tour
The 2010 Japan Golf Tour was the 38th season of the Japan Golf Tour (formerly the PGA of Japan Tour), the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2010 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Money list The Japan Golf Tour#Money list winners, money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. Awards Japan Challenge Tour The 2010 Japan Challenge Tour was the 26th season of the Japan Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the Japan Golf Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2010 season. Money list The Japan Challenge Tour#Money list winners, money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. The top seven players on the money list earned status to play on the 2011 Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichi Kuboya
Kenichi Kuboya (, born 11 March 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer. Kuboya won four events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1997 and 2002, picking up two wins in each of those seasons. Both of Kuboya's wins on the Japan Golf Tour in 2002 came in playoffs against seasoned campaigners. He beat Shingo Katayama in extra holes at the Japan PGA Championship and another win against former Open champion Todd Hamilton at the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup. This remains the biggest win of his career. Kuboya had a brief stint on the PGA Tour where he played a full season in 2003. His best finish of the year was a T13 at the 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania and he was not able to keep his card. He would go back to play on the Japan Golf Tour in 2004, where he currently plays. Kuboya played in his first major championship in 2002 at The Open Championship, where he made the cut, but did not contend on the weekend. His next major was the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry in Scotlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgestone Open
The was a professional golf tournament in Japan, sponsored by Bridgestone. Founded in 1972, it had been an event on the Japan Golf Tour since in inaugural season in 1973. From 1972 to 1984, the title of the event was the Bridgestone Tournament, because it was only for professional players. The tournament record is 265 (−23), set by Yuta Ikeda in 2010. The 2018 total purse was ¥150,000,000 with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner. For many years, the winner received an invite to the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational The WGC Invitational was a professional golf tournament that was held in the United States. Established in 1999 as a successor to the World Series of Golf, it was one of three or four annual World Golf Championships (WGC) until 2021, when the nu .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Lee
Lee Han-ju (born September 2, 1977), commonly known as Han Lee, is a Korean-American professional golfer. Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea. Lee played college golf at the University of California, Berkeley. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1999 and 2000. Lee turned professional in 2000. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 2002 to 2004. He played on the Asian Tour in 2007 and 2008. He has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2008. He has one victory, the 2012 Mynavi ABC Championship and has also twice tied for second, at the 2009 Canon Open and the 2009 Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters. Amateur wins *1999 Canadian Amateur *2000 Canadian Amateur The Canadian Amateur Championship, begun in 1895, is the men's amateur golf championship of Canada. It is staged annually by Golf Canada. It was played at match play until 1968, went to stroke play beginning in 1969, and reverted to match play in ... Professional wins (2) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) Asian Development Tour wins (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomohiro Kondo
Tomohiro Kondo (, born 17 June 1977) is a Japanese professional golfer. Kondo was born in Tōkai, Aichi, Japan. He won the gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games. After turning professional, Kondo joined the Japan Golf Tour. He has five wins on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice in 2006, and once in 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2014. Kondo managed to qualify for The Open Championship three times; 2007, 2009, 2014. Missing the cut each time Amateur wins *1998 Asian Games Professional wins (6) Japan Golf Tour wins (6) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–5) Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut ''Note: Kondo only played in The Open Championship.'' Team appearances Amateur *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
