Masaji Kusakabe

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Masaji Kusakabe
Personal information
Born (1946-08-07) 7 August 1946 (age 79)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour8
Other12

Masaji Kusakabe (born 7 August 1946) is a Japanese professional golfer.

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Career

Kusakabe played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning eight official tournaments and several others.

Professional wins (20)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
19 Nov 1975 Sony Charity Classic −7 (69-70-70=209)*2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Danny Edwards, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Ishii,
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami
211 Sep 1977 Suntory Open −9 (66-70-72-71=279)3 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Fujio Kobayashi
315 Oct 1978 Tokai Classic −6 (75-69-66-72=282)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kosaku Shimada
426 Aug 1979 KBC Augusta −12 (67-71-68-34=240)*3 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kuo Chie-Hsiung
59 Sep 1979 Suntory Open (2)−11 (66-73-69-69=277)1 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan
66 Apr 1980 Aso National Park Open +1 (72-37=109)*1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yurio Akitomi, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Namio Takasu
72 Jul 1981 Naganoken Open −6 (67-71=138)*Shared title with Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Fujio Kobayashi
811 Dec 1983 Daikyo Open −10 (69-70-69-70=278)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akio Toyoda

*Note: Tournament shortened to 27/36/54/63 holes due to weather.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1976 Bridgestone Tournament Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami Murakami won with par on third extra hole
Hsieh eliminated by par on second hole

Other wins (9)

Senior wins (3)