Masahiro Kuramoto – Wikipedia
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Japanese professional golfer
Masahiro “Massy” Kuramoto (倉本昌弘, Kuramoto Masahiro, born 9 September 1955) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Early life[edit]
Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He turned professional in 1981.
Professional career[edit]
Kuramoto won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking fifth on the career list. He ranks seventh on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥.
Kuramoto was medalist at the 1992 PGA Tour qualifying school and had full playing rights on the tour in 1993. He played 65 times on the PGA Tour from 1978 to 1997. His best finish was tied for fourth place at the 1982 Open Championship, which was also his best finish in a major championship.
Senior career[edit]
In 2005, Kuramoto turned 50 and was eligible to play on the Champions Tour. He qualified at the 2005 Champions Tour qualifying school. He made his first start at the Turtle Bay Championship in January 2006. His best finish on the Champions Tour was a fourth-place finish in the 2006 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. He also won two European Senior Tour events in 2010 and 2012.
Amateur wins[edit]
- 1975 Japan Amateur Championship
- 1977 Japan Amateur Championship
- 1980 Japan Amateur Championship
Professional wins (47)[edit]
Japan Golf Tour wins (30)[edit]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 Sep 1980 | Chushikoku Open (as an amateur) |
−7 (69-70-68-74=281) | ||
2 | 16 Aug 1981 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | −8 (65-72-72-71=280) | 5 strokes | Saburo Fujiki, Keiichi Hoshino |
3 | 5 Sep 1981 | Chushikoku Open (2) | −3 (70-76-67=213) | ||
4 | 20 Sep 1981 | ANA Sapporo Open | −6 (67-73-69-73=282) | 3 strokes | Kikuo Arai |
5 | 11 Oct 1981 | Tokai Classic | −7 (68-71-70=209)* | Playoff | Fujio Kobayashi, Tōru Nakamura, Hideto Shigenobu |
6 | 25 Jul 1982 | Japan PGA Championship | −14 (67-69-69-69=274) | 4 strokes | Hsieh Min-Nan |
7 | 4 Sep 1982 | Chushikoku Open (3) | −10 (67-70-73-68=278) | ||
8 | 3 Sep 1983 | Chushikoku Open (4) | −16 (70-66-70-66=272) | ||
9 | 9 Oct 1983 | Tokai Classic (2) | −12 (64-69-72-71=276) | 2 strokes | Naomichi Ozaki |
10 | 2 Sep 1984 | Chushikoku Open (5) | +5 (68-73-72-76=289) | Playoff | Hideto Shigenobu |
11 | 21 Oct 1984 | Bridgestone Tournament | −9 (67-74-67-71=279) | Playoff | Chen Tze-chung, Yoshihisa Iwashita, Sam Torrance |
12 | 29 Sep 1985 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −7 (66-72-71=209)* | Shared title with Kazushige Kono and Payne Stewart | |
13 | 27 Oct 1985 | Bridgestone Open (2) | −15 (71-67-68-67=273) | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki |
14 | 21 Sep 1986 | ANA Open (2) | −7 (73-72-66-70=281) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki |
15 | 5 Oct 1986 | Tokai Classic (3) | −17 (68-69-65-69=271) | 9 strokes | Shinsaku Maeda |
16 | 23 Aug 1987 | Maruman Open | −24 (64-62-67-71=264) | 4 strokes | Masashi Ozaki |
17 | 6 Sep 1987 | Chushikoku Open (6) | −8 (71-70-70-69=280) | 5 strokes | Tadami Ueno |
18 | 5 Jun 1988 | Sendai Classic | −9 (67-67-70=204)* | 2 strokes | Futoshi Irino |
19 | 19 Jun 1988 | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | −11 (68-66-74-69=277) | 4 strokes | Ian Baker-Finch, Tsukasa Watanabe, Yoshikazu Yokoshima |
20 | 3 Jul 1988 | Kansai Pro Championship | −12 (71-69-68-68=276) | 1 stroke | Yurio Akitomi, Norio Mikami |
21 | 28 Aug 1988 | KBC Augusta | −12 (67-71-65-73=276) | 2 strokes | Hajime Meshiai, Masashi Ozaki, Nobumitsu Yuhara |
22 | 4 Sep 1988 | Chushikoku Open (7) | −22 (67-63-65-71=266) | 13 strokes | Tadami Ueno |
23 | 25 Mar 1990 | Seto Uthumi Open | +7 (75-67-78-75=295) | 1 stroke | Ryoken Kawagishi, Noboru Sugai |
24 | 10 Nov 1991 | Acom International | 32 pts (7-7-18=32)* | 10 points | Brent Franklin, Tōru Nakamura, Yoshi Mizumaki |
25 | 17 May 1992 | Japan PGA Championship (2) | −7 (68-71-71-71=281) | Playoff | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
26 | 25 Oct 1992 | Bridgestone Open (3) | −17 (68-67-70-66=271) | Playoff | Tetsu Nishikawa |
27 | 13 Dec 1992 | Daikyo Open | −13 (66-73-67-65=271) | 4 strokes | David Ishii |
28 | 5 Jun 1994 | JCB Classic Sendai (2) | −13 (71-65-67-68=271) | 2 strokes | Roger Mackay, Toshiaki Sudo |
29 | 10 Sep 1995 | Suntory Open | −15 (67-64-71-71=273) | 3 strokes | Takaaki Fukuzawa, Satoshi Higashi, Nobuo Serizawa |
30 | 28 Sep 2003 | Acom International (2) | −13 (59-69-70-73=271) | Playoff | Katsumasa Miyamoto, Masashi Ozaki |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (6–4)
Other wins (5)[edit]
- 1981 Wakayama Open, Hyogo Open
- 1983 House Foods Kyosen Invitation
- 1985 KSB Setonaikai Open
- 2014 Legend Charity Pro-Am
European Senior Tour wins (2)[edit]
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (10)[edit]
- 2007 Big Raisac Senior Open
- 2010 Japan Senior Open, Handa Cup Senior Masters
- 2014 Japan Senior Open, Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament
- 2015 Kyoshinkai Hiroshima Senior Championship
- 2016 Uniden Grand Senior Championship, Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament
- 2018 Uniden Grand Senior Championship
- 2019 Starts Senior Golf Tournament
Results in major championships[edit]
Note: Kuramoto never played in the Masters Tournament.
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
“T” = tied
Team appearances[edit]
This list may be incomplete.
Amateur
Professional
See also[edit]
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