(9 June 1923 – 24 January 2022) was a Japanese professional golfer.

Professional career

Ishii was born in

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, Japan, and started playing golf at the age of 15. Ishii won a number of events on the Japanese and Asian circuits through the 1950s and 1960s. One of his top triumphs was at the 1964

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on the Far East Circuit. Ishii was tied for the lead with Australian golfer Peter Thomson at the beginning of the fourth round. He outshot Thomson by four strokes over the course of the final round to win. His good play helped him earn three consecutive special foreign invitations to the Masters in the mid-1960s. He was one of the first Asian players to play in the event. He made the cut the first two years. He also represented Japan in the

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

and

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...

Personal life and death

Ishii died on 24 January 2022, at the age of 98.

Professional wins

Japan wins

* 1953

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* 1961 Chunichi Crowns * 1963 Kanto Open,

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* 1965 Kanto Open

Far East Circuit wins (4)

Malayan Open,

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Malayan Open *

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...

Thailand Open

Senior wins

* 1977

Japan PGA Senior Championship The Japan PGA Senior Championship is one of the major events on the Japan Senior Tour. It was first played in 1962. The 2007 prize money was ¥50,000,000. Winners ''this list is incomplete'' *2021 Mitsuhiro Tateyama *2020 Masayoshi Nakayama *20 ...

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
''Note: Ishii only played in the Masters Tournament.''

Team appearances

(representing Japan):

References

1923 births 2022 deaths Japanese male golfers Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture {{Japan-golf-bio-stub