Ryosuke Kinoshita (born 16 July 1991) is a Japanese
professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
. He has played primarily on the
Japan Golf Tour since 2014 and has won twice on the tour.
Professional career
Kinoshita turned professional in late 2013.
From 2014 to 2018, he played on the
Japan Golf Tour and the second-tier
Japan Challenge Tour
The Japan Challenge Tour (currently known as the AbemaTV Tour for sponsorships reasons), is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985. The 2018 schedule featured 12 tourn ...
. In his first season, 2014, he was a joint runner-up in the
Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open, two strokes behind
Satoshi Kodaira. In 2018, he won the ISPS Handa Challenge Cup on the Japan Challenge Tour, by two strokes. In 2018, he also had his first top-10 finishes on the main Japan Golf Tour since 2014, including a tie for fourth place in the Fujisankei Classic.
In early 2020, Kinoshita finished tied for 6th place in the
SMBC Singapore Open. The event was one of the Open Qualifying Series for the
Open Championship and his high finish gave him entry to the 2020 Open Championship. The 2020 Open was later cancelled but Kinoshita was given an entry into the
2021 Open Championship, his first major championship. In late 2020, Kinoshita was runner-up in the
Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, a stroke behind
Jinichiro Kozuma
Jinichiro Kozuma (born 7 July 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour since 2012, where he was won twice; at the 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters and the 2022 Token Homemate Cup.
Profess ...
, who had an eagle at the final hole while Kinoshita could only make a par.
Kinoshita had his first win on the
Japan Golf Tour at the
Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 2000, it is one of the four major championships on the tour.
Tournament hosts
The Japan Golf Tour Championship has been played at Shishido Hills Country Club since 2003. ...
, winning by 5 strokes from
Yuki Furuwaka
Yuki, Yūki or Yuuki may refer to:
Places
* Yuki, Hiroshima (Jinseki), a town in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan
* Yuki, Hiroshima (Saeki), a town in Saeki District, Hiroshima, Japan
* Yūki, Ibaraki, a city on Honshu island in Japan
* Yuki, ...
. Three weeks later, he won again on the tour, at the
Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open. He had a final round 62, to get into a playoff with
Ryuko Tokimatsu
is a Japanese professional golfer.
Tokimatsu plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Japan Challenge Tour. He had one win on each tour in 2016.
Tokimatsu made his debut on American soil at the 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, having qualified ...
, and won with a birdie at the first extra hole.
At the
2021 Open Championship, Kinoshita placed 59th. This was after making a par putt on the 18th on Friday's second round to make the cut line.
Professional wins (3)
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
1Cancelled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
References
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Japanese male golfers
Japan Golf Tour golfers
LIV Golf players
Sportspeople from Nara Prefecture
1991 births
Living people