Seiichi Kanai 金井清一 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Niigata Prefecture, Japan | 24 July 1940
Died | 30 November 2022 82) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | (aged
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Spouse | Sachiko |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1965 |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 20 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 11 |
Other | 9 |
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.
Kanai was born in Niigata. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 26 Sep 1976 | Japan PGA Championship | −7 (64-70-69-70=273) | Playoff | Shichiro Enomoto, Hsieh Min-Nan, Haruo Yasuda |
2 | 16 Jul 1978 | Kanto Open | −3 (70-72-74-69=285) | Playoff | Minoru Hiyoshi, Hsieh Min-Nan |
3 | 23 Aug 1981 | Kanto Pro Championship | −8 (71-68-69=208)* | Playoff | Yutaka Hagawa |
4 | 27 Sep 1981 | Hiroshima Open | −14 (66-69-67=202)* | Playoff | Lu Hsi-chuen |
5 | 29 May 1983 | Pepsi Ube Open | −14 (68-70-68-68=274) | 2 strokes | Kouichi Inoue |
6 | 16 Oct 1983 | Golf Digest Tournament | −12 (69-70-69-68=276) | 2 strokes | Kouichi Inoue |
7 | 24 Mar 1985 | Shizuoka Open | −4 (71-70-71-72=284) | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki, Tomishege Ikeda, Tōru Nakamura |
8 | 8 Sep 1985 | Kanto Open | −11 (70-69-70-68=277) | 5 strokes | Toshiharu Kawada |
9 | 15 Dec 1985 | Daikyo Open | −14 (67-66-70-71=274) | 5 strokes | Masahiro Kuramoto, Hisashi Suzumura, Tsukasa Watanabe |
10 | 7 Jun 1987 | Tohoku Classic | −13 (71-69-70-65=275) | 2 strokes | Hajime Meshiai |
11 | 29 Jul 1990 | NST Niigata Open | −10 (70-72-67-69=278) | 1 stroke | Yukio Noguchi |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1976 | Japan PGA Championship | Shichiro Enomoto, Hsieh Min-Nan, Haruo Yasuda | Won with par on third extra hole Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 1978 | Kanto Open | Minoru Hiyoshi, Hsieh Min-Nan | |
3 | 1981 | Kanto Pro Championship | Yutaka Hagawa | Won with par on first extra hole |
4 | 1981 | Hiroshima Open | Lu Hsi-chuen | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 1985 | Japan PGA Championship | Tateo Ozaki | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
6 | 1988 | Mizuno Open | Yoshimi Niizeki | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 2 Mar 1986 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | +1 (72-73-70-70=285) | 1 stroke | Ian Baker-Finch |
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