Hideki Kase

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Hideki Kase
Personal information
Born (1959-12-01) 1 December 1959 (age 63)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
Turned professional1983
Current tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour4
Other16
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T28: 1997
The Open Championship DNP

Hideki Kase (born 1 December 1959) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Contents

Career

Kase played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times. [1] He also played on the PGA Tour in 1997 where his best finish was 15th at the Sprint International. [2]

Professional wins (20)

Japan Golf Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
15 Aug 1990 Japan PGA Championship −14 (71-66-67-70=274)5 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto
211 Dec 1994 Daikyo Open −16 (69-66-66-67=268)1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiji Ebihara, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto,
Flag of Japan.svg Ken Kusumoto
314 Jul 1996 Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial −17 (69-71-68-63=271)2 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi
412 Sep 2004 Suntory Open −17 (69-67-66-65=267)3 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Kondo, Flag of Japan.svg Katsuya Nakagawa,
Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Teshima

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1991 Fujisankei Classic Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones
Fujiki won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2001 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Flag of Japan.svg Shigemasa Higaki, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takenori Hiraishi Hiraishi won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Kase eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (8)

Japan Senior Golf Tour wins (3)

Other senior wins (5)

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. "Hideki Kase – Lifetime Record". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Hideki Kase – PGA Tour – Season". PGA Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. "PGA member profile | Hideki Kase" (in Japanese). PGA of Japan. Retrieved 12 February 2021.