Jinichiro Kozuma

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Jinichiro Kozuma
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Personal information
Born (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 31)
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 tours Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Former tours Japan Challenge Tour
LIV Golf
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 94 (3 April 2022) [2]
(as of 11 January 2026)
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, 2025
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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LIV Golf

In December 2023, Kozuma earned status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League, securing a place by finishing in the top three at the LIV Golf Promotions event. [3] He subsequently joined the Iron Heads GC. [4]

Kozuma's time on LIV Golf came to a close at the end of the 2025 season, when he was not resigned by the newly rebranded 'Korean Golf Club'. [5]

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)

Playoff record

LIV Golf League playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2025 LIV Golf Dallas Flag of England.svg Paul Casey, Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen,
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 		Reed won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament2022202320242025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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.
  3. ↑ "LIV Golf: Finland's Kalle Samooja among 3 players to earn spots for 2024 season at promotions event". South China Morning Post. Reuters. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Iron Heads GC [@IronHeadsGC_] (31 January 2024). "We've got our guy ⚒️" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 January 2024– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "LIV Golf parts with Kevin Na as team rebranded to Korean Golf Club". SuperSport. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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