Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Yoshitaka Yamamoto 山本善隆 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Osaka Prefecture, Japan | 29 January 1951
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 18 |
Highest ranking | 98 (4 October 1987)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 13 |
Other | 5 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T57: 1979 |
Yoshitaka Yamamoto (山本善隆, Yamamoto Yoshitaka, born 29 January 1951) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Yamamoto was born in Osaka. He won 13 tournaments[2] on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional wins (18)
[edit]PGA of Japan Tour wins (13)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 7 Sep 1975 | Suntory Open | −20 (70-67-65-66=268) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 2 Nov 1975 | Bridgestone Tournament | −5 (68-74-69-72=283) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 7 Nov 1976 | Sony Charity Classic | −6 (70-67-72-73=282) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | 10 Jul 1977 | Kansai Open | −3 (74-71-70-70=285) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 | 13 Aug 1978 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | −9 (68-71-72-68=279) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
6 | 30 Sep 1979 | Hiroshima Open | −18 (67-70-67-66=270) | 8 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 5 Oct 1980 | Japan PGA Championship | −2 (71-72-71-68=282) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
8 | 11 Jul 1982 | Niigata Open | −6 (69-69=138) | Playoff | ![]() |
9 | 3 Jul 1983 | Kansai Pro Championship | −17 (70-66-65-66=267) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
10 | 10 Nov 1985 | Hiroshima Open (2) | −11 (69-71-69-68=277) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11 | 5 Jul 1987 | Kansai Pro Championship (2) | −14 (68-70-70-66=274) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
12 | 3 Sep 1989 | Kansai Open (2) | −5 (67-74-70=211) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
13 | 5 Sep 1993 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 3 and 2 | ![]() |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1975 | Japan PGA Championship | ![]() | Lost three-hole aggregate playoff; Murakami: −1 (4-4-3=11), Yamamoto: E (4-4-4=12) |
2 | 1979 | Japan Open Golf Championship | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole Aoki and Uehara eliminated by birdie on first hole |
3 | 1982 | Niigata Open | ![]() | Won with par on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (4)
[edit]- 1972 Setouchi Series Okayama leg
- 1973 Wizard Tournament
- 1975 Ocean Expo Golf Tournament
- 1986 Kuzuha International
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
[edit]- 2002 Okinawa Senior Open
Team appearances
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 40 1987 Ending 4 Oct 1987" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Japan Golf Tour profile
External links
[edit]- Yoshitaka Yamamoto at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yoshitaka Yamamoto at the Official World Golf Ranking official site