Katsuyoshi Tomori
Katsuyoshi Tomori 友利勝良 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | 25 October 1954
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1982 |
Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour European Tour |
Professional wins | 12 |
Highest ranking | 93 (5 May 1996)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
European Senior Tour | 1 |
Other | 4 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T24: 1995 |
Katsuyoshi Tomori (友利 勝良, Tomori Katsuyoshi, born 25 October 1954) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career
[edit]Tomori was born in Okinawa Prefecture. He turned professional in 1982. His seven tournament wins on the Japan Golf Tour include the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament and the 1995 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup.
In 1996, Tomori became the first Japanese professional to enter the European Tour Qualifying School. He was successful and played in Europe for three seasons, making the top 80 on the Order of Merit each time, with a best Order of Merit placing of 47th in 1998. After the 2000 season, he returned to the Japan Golf Tour.
Tomori now plays in senior tournaments and in 2006 he became the fourth Japanese golfer to win a tournament on the European Seniors Tour when he won the Scandinavian Senior Open.[2]
Professional wins (12)
[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 6 Sep 1987 | Kyusyu Open | E (70-73-75-70=288) | 1 stroke | |
2 | 4 Sep 1988 | Kyusyu Open (2) | −5 (71-70-70-72=283) | 3 strokes | |
3 | 30 Jul 1989 | NST Niigata Open | E (71-70-76-71=288) | 1 stroke | |
4 | 2 Sep 1990 | Kyusyu Open (3) | −11 (69-69-67-72=277) | 6 strokes | |
5 | 29 May 1994 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −11 (69-66-70=205)* | 6 strokes | |
6 | 3 Sep 1995 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 2 and 1 | ||
7 | 8 Jun 2003 | JCB Classic Sendai | −20 (64-68-64-68=264) | 2 strokes |
*Note: The 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1989 | Kyusyu Open | ||
2 | 2001 | Sun Chlorella Classic | Lost to birdie on first extra hole | |
3 | 2006 | Japan PGA Championship | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]- 1986 Mito Green Open
Other wins (1)
[edit]- 1993 Kyusyu Open
European Seniors Tour wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 19 Aug 2006 | Scandinavian Senior Open | −14 (66-67-66=199) | 2 strokes |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)
[edit]- 2005 Aderans Wellness Open
- 2007 PGA Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament
Results in major championships
[edit]Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | T51 | T24 | T44 | T49 | CUT | 69 |
Note: Tomori only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]- World Cup (representing Japan): 1990, 1993
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1999
References
[edit]- ^ "Week 18 1996 Ending 5 May 1996" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Tomori Takes Route 66 To Glory in Denmark". European Tour. 19 August 2006. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
External links
[edit]- Katsuyoshi Tomori at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Katsuyoshi Tomori at the European Tour official site
- Katsuyoshi Tomori at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Open Championship performances