Akio Kanemoto

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Akio Kanemoto
Personal information
Born (1945-04-09) 9 April 1945 (age 78)
Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
Other1

Akio Kanemoto (born 9 April 1945) is a Japanese professional golfer.

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Kanemoto played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times.

Professional wins (4)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
19 Jul 1978 Kansai Open −4 (70-73-70-71=284)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yasuhiro Miyamoto
210 Sep 1978 Suntory Open −7 (68-71-72-70=281)1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki
36 Sep 1981 Kansai Open (2)−10 (70-68-71-69=278)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshimitsu Kai, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ichiro Teramoto

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1978 Kansai Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yasuhiro Miyamoto Won with par on second extra hole
2 1980 Kansai Pro Championship Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara Lost to par on fifth extra hole

Other wins (1)


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