Jinichiro Kozuma

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Jinichiro Kozuma
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Personal information
Born (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30)
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan [1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) [1]
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
LIV Golf
Former tour(s) Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 94 (3 April 2022) [2]
(as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2022
U.S. Open CUT: 2022
The Open Championship DNP

Jinichiro Kozuma (born 7 July 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour since 2012, where he has won three times; at the 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, the 2022 Token Homemate Cup and the 2024 Sansan KBC Augusta. [1]

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Professional wins (5)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Nov 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters −8 (71-65-68-68=272)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Ryosuke Kinoshita
23 Apr 2022 Token Homemate Cup −14 (66-69-66-69=270)Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Katsuragawa
325 Aug 2024 Sansan KBC Augusta −19 (68-66-66-69=269)Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Yuwa Kosaihira

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2022 Token Homemate Cup Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Katsuragawa Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2024 Sansan KBC Augusta Flag of Japan.svg Yuwa Kosaihira Won with par on second extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
123 Sep 2016 Elite Grips Challenge−13 (66-65=131)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Izumida, Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Nagamatsu

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jinichiro Kozuma". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Week 14 2022 Ending 3 Apr 2022" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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