Hiroo Kawai

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Hiroo Kawai
河井博大
Personal information
Born (1971-11-13) 13 November 1971 (age 50)
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
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.

Contents

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]

Professional wins (1)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
115 May 2011 Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup −9 (71-67-69-68=275)2 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Bae Sang-moon

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References

  1. "Japan Golf Tour profile". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. Journeyman Kawai nets first JGTO victory