Koichi Uehara

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Koichi Uehara
Personal information
Born (1947-11-25) 25 November 1947 (age 76)
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour7

Koichi Uehara (born 25 November 1947) is a Japanese professional golfer.

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Uehara played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times.

Professional wins (11)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
128 Aug 1977 Hokkaido Open E (73-68-74-73=288)
227 Aug 1978 Hokkaido Open (2)−2 (72-67-71-76=286)7 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yasuo Kuninaka
317 Sep 1978 Sanpo Classic −14 (67-69-68-70=274)4 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda
428 Sep 1980 Hokkaido Open (3)+6 (71-76-72-75=294)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shoichi Sato
55 Sep 1982 Hokkaido Open (4)+1 (71-72-76-70=289)5 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi
62 Sep 1984 Hokkaido Open (5)−9 (70-70-68-71=279)
77 Oct 1984 Japan Open Golf Championship −5 (71-68-70-74=283)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Koichi Suzuki

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1979 Japan Open Golf Championship Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kuo Chie-Hsiung,
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Aoki and Uehara eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (4)

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References

  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1980). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980. Springwood Books. p. 224. ISBN   0905947835.