Koichi Uehara

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Koichi Uehara
Personal information
Born (1947-11-25) 25 November 1947 (age 77)
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)

References

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