Hiroo Kawai 河井博大 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan | 13 November 1971
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1996 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2011 |
Hiroo Kawai (河井博大, Kawai Hiroo, born 13 November 1971) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Kawai has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. [1] He has one win on tour, the 2011 Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup. [2]
Legend |
Japan majors (1) |
Other Japan Golf Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 15 May 2011 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | −9 (71-67-69-68=275) | 2 strokes | Bae Sang-moon |
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Kawai is both a Japanese surname and feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Hiroo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: