David Ishii

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David Ishii
Personal information
Full nameDavid S. Ishii
Born (1955-07-26) July 26, 1955 (age 69)
Lihue, Hawaii, U.S. [1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Houston
Turned professional1979
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking 18 (May 15, 1988) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Japan Golf Tour14
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1990
PGA Championship T38: 1988
U.S. Open T36: 1988
The Open Championship CUT: 1988
Achievements and awards
PGA of Japan Tour
money list winner
1987

David S. Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is an American professional golfer of Japanese descent.

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Early life

Ishii grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and graduated from Kauai High School. As a junior in high school, he won the Hawaii State High School Championship.

Amateur career

Ishii played his collegiate golf at the University of Houston from 1974 to 1977. He won four individual events, was a member of the 1977 NCAA Championship team, and was a 1977 All-American. [3]

Professional career

He turned professional in 1979. He led the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 1987. He has 14 victories on the Japan Golf Tour and is 13th on the career money list.

Ishii won the inaugural Kapalua Open in 1982 and also won the 1990 Hawaiian Open, a PGA Tour event. He was the second Hawaiian native to win the event, after Ted Makalena in 1966.

Ishii currently participates on the Japan Senior PGA Tour and opened Ishii Golf Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Feb 11, 1990 Hawaiian Open −9 (72-67-68-72=279)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger

PGA of Japan Tour wins (14)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Jun 9, 1985 Tohoku Classic −13 (72-63-68-72=275)5 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
2May 4, 1986 Chunichi Crowns −6 (68-67-71-68=274)4 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima
3Aug 3, 1986 NST Niigata Open −12 (68-70-66-72=276)1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki
4Jun 14, 1987 Sapporo Tokyu Open −12 (67-68-70-71=276)3 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura
5Jun 28, 1987 Mizuno Open −16 (67-66-69-70=272)8 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura
6Jul 26, 1987 Japan PGA Championship −8 (73-67-69-71=280)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai
7Oct 25, 1987 Bridgestone Open −6 (69-71-72-70=282)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Makino, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa
8Nov 29, 1987 Casio World Open −12 (67-69-73-67=276)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance
9Dec 6, 1987 Golf Nippon Series −7 (69-69=138)*Shared title with Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki
10May 15, 1988 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup 6 and 5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Noboru Sugai
11Jun 21, 1992 Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open −10 (69-68-71-70=278)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones
12Mar 21, 1993 Dydo Shizuoka Open −13 (68-71-71-65=275)3 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Meshiai
13Mar 21, 1994 Maruman Open −9 (69-71-67-72=279)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hirofumi Miyase, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa
14Sep 11, 1994 Suntory Open −11 (72-68-69-68=277)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hisayuki Sasaki

*Note: The 1987 Golf Nippon Series was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–5)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1983 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Sugihara Arai won with par on fourth extra hole
Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole
21983 Chunichi Crowns Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming Chen won with par on second extra hole
3 1986 Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima Lost to par on fifth extra hole
4 1987 Bridgestone Tournament Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Makino, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Makino eliminated by par on first hole
5 1994 Maruman Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hirofumi Miyase, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa Won with birdie on first extra hole
61994 Suntory Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hisayuki Sasaki Won with par on first extra hole
7 1996 JCB Classic Sendai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki Lost to par on first extra hole
81996 Casio World Open Flag of the United States.svg Paul Stankowski Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

Senior wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament198819891990
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T36
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T38CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1988
The Players Championship T60

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in senior major championships

Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Senior PGA Championship CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Senior Open CUTCUTCUTCUT
Senior British Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Ishii never played in The Tradition or the Senior Players Championship.

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