Masaru Amono (9 August 1942 – 28 July 2006), also known as Masaru Amano, was a Japanese

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Professional career

Amono played on the

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, winning three times. As a senior golfer, he won the 1995

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in the United States and played on the tour in 1996. His best finishes were a pair of tied for fourths at the

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and the

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Professional wins (3)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

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* * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Hiroshima Prefecture 1942 births 2006 deaths 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-golf-bio-stub