Frankie Miñoza

Frankie Miñoza
Frankie Miñoza
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Miñoza
Born	29 December 1959 (age 64)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationality	Philippines
Residence	Manila, Philippines
Career
Turned professional	1983
Current tour(s)	Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour; Asian Tour; Asia Golf Circuit; Philippine Golf Tour; European Senior Tour
Professional wins	34
Highest ranking	43 (2 August 1998)
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	7
Asian Tour	1
Other	26
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1991
PGA Championship	WD: 1997
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T52: 1998
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit; Order of Merit winner
Asia Golf Circuit; Order of Merit winner	1990, 1997–98

Francisco "Frankie" Miñoza (born 29 December 1959) is a Filipino professional golfer.

Miñoza has played extensively in Asia, winning a number of tournaments on the leading Asian and Japanese tours in addition to many lesser events on the local circuits, especially in the Philippines and Malaysia. In 1990 he won three times on the Asia Golf Circuit and topped the tour's Order of Merit.^[2]^[3] He spent most of the following years, and had his most notable successes, on the Japan Golf Tour.

In 1998 Minoza featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking having recorded several top finishes in Japan, including a victory in the Asia Circuit co-sanctioned Kirin Open.^[4] He also won three other tournaments on the Asia Circuit, and captured the Order of Merit for the second time.^[5]^[6]

In 2005, after losing his Japanese tour card, he joined the Asian Tour for the first time since its formal establishment in 1995. He finished 27th on the Asian money list to retain his card and also regained his Japan Golf Tour card by finishing second at the qualifying school. In 2007 he won his second Philippine Open at the age of 46 to claim his first Asian Tour title.

In November 2010, Miñoza earned his 2011 Champions Tour card by finishing second at qualifying school.

Professional wins (34)

Japan Golf Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Apr 1990	Dunlop Open¹	−11 (70-68-67=205)*	Playoff	Teruo Sugihara
2	22 Aug 1993	Maruman Open	−16 (66-71-66-69=272)	Playoff	Chen Tze-chung
3	6 Aug 1995	Sanko Grand Summer Championship	−21 (68-68-67-64=267)	4 strokes	Shinji Ikeuchi
4	10 Dec 1995	Daikyo Open	−11 (68-69-67-69=273)	2 strokes	Tōru Nakamura
5	26 Apr 1998	Kirin Open¹ (2)	−5 (71-66-69-73=279)	1 stroke	Hidemichi Tanaka, Tsukasa Watanabe, Brian Watts
6	6 May 2001	Fujisankei Classic	−8 (71-68-71-66=276)	1 stroke	Tsukasa Watanabe
7	28 Oct 2007	ABC Championship	−14 (69-64-71-70=274)	Playoff	Lee Dong-hwan

*Note: The 1990 Dunlop Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
¹Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1990	Dunlop Open	Teruo Sugihara	Won with birdie on second extra hole
2	1993	Maruman Open	Chen Tze-chung	Won with birdie on second extra hole
3	2001	Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open	Eiji Mizoguchi	Lost to par on first extra hole
4	2007	ABC Championship	Lee Dong-hwan	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Feb 2007	Philippine Open	−10 (73-67-67-71=278)	2 strokes	Gerald Rosales

Asia Golf Circuit wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	23 Mar 1986	Indonesia Open	−10 (69-68-67-66=270)	1 stroke	Hsieh Yu-shu
2	17 Apr 1988	Maekyung Open	−9 (70-72-67-70=279)	1 stroke	Lim Jin-han
3	5 Mar 1989	Pakistan Open	−2 (74-77-65-70=286)	1 stroke	Tray Tyner
4	24 Mar 1990	Indonesia Open (2)	−5 (69-69-66-71=275)	3 strokes	Rick Gibson, Danny Mijovic
5	8 Apr 1990	Sanyang Republic of China Open	−5 (75-69-68-71=283)	Playoff	John Morse
6	22 Apr 1990	Dunlop Open¹	−11 (70-68-67=205)*	Playoff	Teruo Sugihara
7	15 Feb 1998	Ericsson Philippine Masters	−10 (69-67-70-72=278)	Playoff	Rodrigo Cuello
8	1 Mar 1998	Rolex Masters	−15 (68-69-67-69=273)	1 stroke	Jim Rutledge
9	22 Mar 1998	Philippine Open	−10 (66-69-71-72=278)	2 strokes	Christian Chernock
10	26 Apr 1998	Kirin Open¹ (2)	−5 (71-66-69-73=279)	1 stroke	Hidemichi Tanaka, Tsukasa Watanabe, Brian Watts

*Note: The 1990 Dunlop Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (3–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1990	Epson Singapore Open	Antolin Fernando	Lost to par on second extra hole
2	1990	Sanyang Republic of China Open	John Morse	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1990	Dunlop Open	Teruo Sugihara	Won with birdie on second extra hole
4	1998	Ericsson Philippine Masters	Rodrigo Cuello	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Philippine Golf Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Jul 2009	ICTSI Pueblo de Oro Championship	−7 (70-69-70=209)	1 stroke	Richard Sinfuego
2	25 Nov 2011	ICTSI Wack Wack Championship	−1 (72-73-70=215)	Playoff	Rufino Bayron, Elmer Saban
3	10 Feb 2013	TCC Invitational	+3 (68-73-64-78=283)	Playoff	Jay Bayron, Rufino Bayron
4	5 Jul 2013	ICTSI Del Monte Championship	−13 (70-70-63=203)	5 strokes	Johvanie Abaño, James Ryan Lam, Antonio Lascuña, Elmer Salvador, Miguel Tabuena
5	12 Jul 2013	ICTSI Pueblo de Oro Championship (2)	−18 (67-64-67=198)	5 strokes	Elmer Salvador
6	16 Jul 2016	ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic	−15 (70-65-63-67=265)	Playoff	Miguel Tabuena

Other wins (9)

1988 Perak Masters (Malaysia),^[7] Genting Classic (Malaysia),^[7] PFP Classic (Malaysia),^[8]
1989 Royal Johor Golf Classic (Malaysia),^[9] Sabah Masters,^[9] Perak Masters (Malaysia),^[10] Rothmans Malaysian Masters^[11]
1990 Rothmans Malaysian Masters^[12]
1993 Philippine Masters

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3)

2011 Komatsu Open
2012 Japan Senior Open
2013 ISPS Handa Cup - Akibare Senior Masters

Playoff record

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2010	Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters	Boonchu Ruangkit	Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1991	1997	1998
Masters Tournament	CUT
The Open Championship			T52
PGA Championship		WD

Note: Miñoza never played in the U.S. Open.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999
Match Play	R64
Championship
Invitational

Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Philippines): 1980, 1982

Professional

World Cup (representing the Philippines): 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995
Dunhill Cup (representing the Philippines): 1987, 1988

References

^ "Week 31 1998 Ending 2 Aug 1998" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. p. 275. ISBN 1855925583.
^ "For the Record". The Times. 23 April 1990. p. 55. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^ "Frankie Minoza, 1998". OWGR. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Ace helps propel Minoza into the lead". The Straits Times. 26 April 1998. p. 47. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ "Minoza just makes it in Japan". The Straits Times. 27 April 1998. p. 36. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ ^a ^b "Minoza bags another". The Straits Times. 15 August 1988. p. 34. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ "Minoza romps to his third title". The Straits Times. 20 August 1988. p. 39. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ ^a ^b "Minoza wins Sabah Masters". Business Times. 13 June 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ "Scores and statistics". The Straits Times. 13 August 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ "Minoza's Mark". The Straits Times. 11 September 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
^ "A triumphant repeat by Filipino Minoza". The Straits Times. 17 September 1990. p. 33. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

External links

Frankie Miñoza at the Asian Tour official site (archived)
Frankie Miñoza at the Japan Golf Tour official site
Frankie Miñoza at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w199831-1] "Week 31 1998 Ending 2 Aug 1998" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

[2] McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. p. 275. ISBN 1855925583.

[3] "For the Record". The Times. 23 April 1990. p. 55. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.

[4] "Frankie Minoza, 1998". OWGR. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[5] "Ace helps propel Minoza into the lead". The Straits Times. 26 April 1998. p. 47. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[6] "Minoza just makes it in Japan". The Straits Times. 27 April 1998. p. 36. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[genting-7] "Minoza bags another". The Straits Times. 15 August 1988. p. 34. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[8] "Minoza romps to his third title". The Straits Times. 20 August 1988. p. 39. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[sabah-9] "Minoza wins Sabah Masters". Business Times. 13 June 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[10] "Scores and statistics". The Straits Times. 13 August 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[11] "Minoza's Mark". The Straits Times. 11 September 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

[12] "A triumphant repeat by Filipino Minoza". The Straits Times. 17 September 1990. p. 33. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).

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