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 ...
. Hagawa is a
left-handed
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golfer.
Hagawa played on the
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour () is a prominent professional golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006, it offered the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the ...
, winning five times. He was invited to the
Masters Tournament
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twice, finishing T-15 in his first performance in
1982
Events
January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
.
Professional wins (9)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (5)
''*Note: The 1981 Golf Nippon Series was shortened to 36 holes due to snow.''
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–2)
Other wins (1)
*1995
Kanto Open
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3)
*2011 Total Energy Cup PGA Philanthropy Senior Tournament
*2013 Fancl Classic
*2014 Fancl Classic
External links
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Japanese male golfers
Japan Golf Tour golfers
Left-handed golfers
Sportspeople from Tochigi Prefecture
1957 births
Living people
20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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