Katsumasa Miyamoto

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Katsumasa Miyamoto
宮本勝昌
Personal information
Born (1972-08-28) 28 August 1972 (age 52)
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins18
Highest ranking 89 (23 December 2001) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour12
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2010
Achievements and awards
Japan PGA Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner
2023

Katsumasa Miyamoto (Japanese : 宮本勝昌, born 28 August 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer.

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Miyamoto was born in Shizuoka Prefecture. After turning professional, he joined the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won 12 times. He won his first title in 1998, adding another later that year. He added two more wins in 2001 and 2014 and one win in 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2019.

Professional wins (18)

Japan Golf Tour wins (12)

Legend
Japan majors (4)
Other Japan Golf Tour (8)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
119 Apr 1998 Tsuruya Open −17 (69-65-69-68=271)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McWhinney
26 Dec 1998 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup −5 (64-67-75-69=275)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki
31 Jul 2001 Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup −15 (69-67-68-69=273)7 strokes Flag of Colombia.svg Eduardo Herrera, Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh
42 Dec 2001 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2)−12 (72-64-66-66=268)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa, Flag of Japan.svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima
527 Jul 2003 Sato Foods NST Niigata Open −17 (65-71-69-66=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Meyer
626 Aug 2007 KBC Augusta −15 (64-64-70-71=269)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Conran, Flag of Japan.svg Koumei Oda
720 Apr 2008 Token Homemate Cup −8 (71-66-73-66=276)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Teshima
86 Jun 2010 Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills (2)−5 (69-67-68-75=279)3 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Fujita
921 Sep 2014 ANA Open −18 (68-67-68-67=270)Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Tanihara
107 Dec 2014 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (3)−9 (68-67-71-65=271)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng
1130 Jul 2017 Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open −22 (66-68-69-63=266)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Hur In-hoi
125 May 2019 The Crowns −9 (66-69-67-69=271)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Shugo Imahira

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1998 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
2 2003 Aiful Cup Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Teshima Lost to birdie on first extra hole
32003 Acom International Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Kuramoto, Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Ozaki Kuramoto won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2014 ANA Open Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Tanihara Won with par on first extra hole
5 2017 Panasonic Open Golf Championship Flag of Japan.svg Kenichi Kuboya Lost after concession on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
120 Aug 2023Fancl Classic−14 (69-68-65=202)3 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiko Hosokawa
229 Oct 2023Fukuoka Senior Open−12 (70-62=132)Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Katayama
326 Nov 2023Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Golf Tournament−9 (72-66-69=207)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Toru Suzuki
416 Jun 2024Starts Senior Golf Tournament−21 (66-65-64=195)6 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kanemoto
515 Aug 2024Masahiro Kuramoto Invitational Eagle Cup Senior Charity Open−13 (68-63=131)4 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Katayama

Results in major championships

Tournament2010
The Open Championship CUT

Note: Miyamoto only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2010
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T33
Champions T34
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. "Week 51 2001 Ending 23 Dec 2001" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 1 November 2019.