David Ishii

David Ishii
David Ishii
Personal information
Full name	David S. Ishii
Born	July 26, 1955 (age 68); Lihue, Hawaii
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Houston
Turned professional	1979
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	20
Highest ranking	18 (May 15, 1988)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Japan Golf Tour	14
Other	5
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
PGA of Japan Tour; money list winner	1987

Last updated November 11, 2023

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

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

1977 Manoa Cup (Hawaii State Amateur Match Play Championship)
1978 Hawaii Amateur ^[4]

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 11, 1990	Hawaiian Open	−9 (72-67-68-72=279)	1 stroke	Paul Azinger

PGA of Japan Tour wins (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 9, 1985	Tohoku Classic	−13 (72-63-68-72=275)	5 strokes	Naomichi Ozaki
2	May 4, 1986	Chunichi Crowns	−6 (68-67-71-68=274)	4 strokes	Tsuneyuki Nakajima
3	Aug 3, 1986	NST Niigata Open	−12 (68-70-66-72=276)	1 stroke	Tateo Ozaki
4	Jun 14, 1987	Sapporo Tokyu Open	−12 (67-68-70-71=276)	3 strokes	Tōru Nakamura
5	Jun 28, 1987	Mizuno Open	−16 (67-66-69-70=272)	8 strokes	Chen Tze-ming, Tōru Nakamura
6	Jul 26, 1987	Japan PGA Championship	−8 (73-67-69-71=280)	1 stroke	Brian Jones, Seiichi Kanai
7	Oct 25, 1987	Bridgestone Open	−6 (69-71-72-70=282)	Playoff	Hiroshi Makino, Nobuo Serizawa
8	Nov 29, 1987	Casio World Open	−12 (67-69-73-67=276)	2 strokes	Sam Torrance
9	Dec 6, 1987	Golf Nippon Series	−7 (69-69=138)*	Shared title with Isao Aoki
10	May 15, 1988	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup	6 and 5		Noboru Sugai
11	Jun 21, 1992	Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open	−10 (69-68-71-70=278)	1 stroke	Brian Jones
12	Mar 21, 1993	Dydo Shizuoka Open	−13 (68-71-71-65=275)	3 strokes	Hajime Meshiai
13	Mar 21, 1994	Maruman Open	−9 (69-71-67-72=279)	Playoff	Hirofumi Miyase, Nobuo Serizawa
14	Sep 11, 1994	Suntory Open	−11 (72-68-69-68=277)	Playoff	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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1983	Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament	Kikuo Arai, Teruo Sugihara	Arai won with par on fourth extra hole Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole
2	1983	Chunichi Crowns	Kikuo Arai, Chen Tze-ming	Chen won with par on second extra hole
3	1986	Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	Lost to par on fifth extra hole
4	1987	Bridgestone Tournament	Hiroshi Makino, Nobuo Serizawa	Won with birdie on fifth extra hole Makino eliminated by par on first hole
5	1994	Maruman Open	Hirofumi Miyase, Nobuo Serizawa	Won with birdie on first extra hole
6	1994	Suntory Open	Hisayuki Sasaki	Won with par on first extra hole
7	1996	JCB Classic Sendai	Masashi Ozaki	Lost to par on first extra hole
8	1996	Casio World Open	Paul Stankowski	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

Senior wins (1)

2017 Hawaii State Senior Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1988	1990
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open	T36
The Open Championship	CUT
PGA Championship	T38	CUT

Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1988
The Players Championship	T60

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in senior major championships

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2014	2015
Senior PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Senior Open	CUT		CUT	CUT	CUT
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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References

↑ Official 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide. PGA Tour Creative Services. 1991. p. 209.
↑ "Week 20 1988 Ending 15 May 1988" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 7, 2019.
↑ "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2016–17 Men's Golf" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 36, 42, 45, 54.
↑ "Hawaii State Amateur Past Champions" (PDF). Hawaii State Golf.

External links

David Ishii at the Japan Golf Tour official site
David Ishii at the PGA Tour official site
David Ishii at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[1] Official 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide. PGA Tour Creative Services. 1991. p. 209.

[w198820-2] "Week 20 1988 Ending 15 May 1988" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[3] "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2016–17 Men's Golf" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 36, 42, 45, 54.

[4] "Hawaii State Amateur Past Champions" (PDF). Hawaii State Golf.

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