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er. Ozaki was born in Kaiyō, Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977. He won 15 tournaments on the

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and ranks 13th on the career victories list. He is the brother of Masashi "Jumbo" and Naomichi "Joe", two prominent golfers on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional wins (21)

Japan Golf Tour wins (15)

''*Note: The 1985 Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3)

Other wins (1)

*1979 Hakuryuko Open

Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (5)

*2006 PGA Philanthropy Rebornest Senior Open *2007

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*2008 Fancl Classic *2009 Fancl Classic *2014 Komatsu Open

Results in major championships

''Note: Ozaki only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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(representing Japan):

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

, 1988 *

Four Tours World Championship The Four Tours World Championship was an annual professional golf tournament that was played from 1985 to 1991. It was played between teams representing the four main professional tours: the American PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the PGA Tour o ...

(representing Japan): 1985, 1986 (winners), 1987, 1989 * Dunhill Cup (representing Japan):

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

, 1988

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