Seiichi Kanai

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Seiichi Kanai
金井清一
Personal information
Born(1940-07-24)24 July 1940
Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Died30 November 2022(2022-11-30) (aged 82)
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
SpouseSachiko
Career
Turned professional1965
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour11
Other9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1986

Seiichi Kanai (金井 清一, Kanai Seiichi, 24 July 1940 − 30 November 2022 [1] ) was a Japanese professional golfer.

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Kanai was born in Niigata. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional wins (20)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (11)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
126 Sep 1976 Japan PGA Championship −7 (64-70-69-70=273)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shichiro Enomoto, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan,
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda
216 Jul 1978 Kanto Open −3 (70-72-74-69=285)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Minoru Hiyoshi, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan
323 Aug 1981 Kanto Pro Championship −8 (71-68-69=208)*Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yutaka Hagawa
427 Sep 1981 Hiroshima Open −14 (66-69-67=202)*Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Hsi-chuen
529 May 1983 Pepsi Ube Open −14 (68-70-68-68=274)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kouichi Inoue
616 Oct 1983 Golf Digest Tournament −12 (69-70-69-68=276)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kouichi Inoue
724 Mar 1985 Shizuoka Open −4 (71-70-71-72=284)1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomishege Ikeda,
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tōru Nakamura
88 Sep 1985 Kanto Open −11 (70-69-70-68=277)5 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshiharu Kawada
915 Dec 1985 Daikyo Open −14 (67-66-70-71=274)5 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hisashi Suzumura,
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsukasa Watanabe
107 Jun 1987 Tohoku Classic −13 (71-69-70-65=275)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hajime Meshiai
1129 Jul 1990 NST Niigata Open −10 (70-72-67-69=278)1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yukio Noguchi

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1976 Japan PGA Championship Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shichiro Enomoto, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan,
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda
Won with par on third extra hole
Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole
2 1978 Kanto Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Minoru Hiyoshi, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan
3 1981 Kanto Pro Championship Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yutaka Hagawa Won with par on first extra hole
41981 Hiroshima Open Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Hsi-chuen Won with birdie on first extra hole
5 1985 Japan PGA Championship Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki Lost to birdie on first extra hole
6 1988 Mizuno Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshimi Niizeki Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
12 Mar 1986 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open +1 (72-73-70-70=285)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch

Other wins (3)

this list is probably incomplete

Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (5)

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. "ゴルファーの金井清一さん死去 日本プロ選手権2勝、82歳" [Golfer Seiichi Kanai dies at the age of 82 after winning two Japanese professional championships] (in Japanese). 20 January 2023.