Tateo Ozaki

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Tateo Ozaki
尾崎 健夫
Personal information
NicknameJet
Born (1954-01-09) 9 January 1954 (age 69)
Kaiyō, Tokushima, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins21
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour15
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T52: 1989

Tateo "Jet" Ozaki (尾崎 健夫, Ozaki Tateo, born 9 January 1954) is a Japanese golfer.

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Ozaki was born in Kaiyō, Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977. He won 15 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 13th on the career victories list.

He is the brother of Masashi "Jumbo" and Naomichi "Joe", two prominent golfers on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional wins (21)

Japan Golf Tour wins (15)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
18 Apr 1984 Hakuryuko Pocari Sweat Open −7 (68-75-65-69=277)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai
26 May 1984 Fujisankei Classic −4 (69-68-72-71=280)Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan
330 Jun 1985 Mizuno Open −11 (71-69-65=205)*Shared title with Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi
411 Aug 1985 Japan PGA Championship −4 (72-71-72-73=288)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai
515 Sep 1985 Suntory Open −13 (67-71-70-67=275)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson
63 Nov 1985 ABC Japan-U.S. Match −12 (66-73-69-68=276)Shared title with Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
78 Dec 1985 Golf Nippon Series −11 (72-69-67-71=279)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masahiro Kuramoto
826 Oct 1986 Bridgestone Open −12 (71-67-68-70=276)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
914 Dec 1986 Daikyo Open −7 (69-69-69-70=277)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai
1024 Jul 1988 Japan PGA Championship (2)−20 (69-69-66-64=268)1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki
1111 Sep 1988 Suntory Open (2)−14 (67-71-68-68=274)3 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadami Ueno
1228 May 1989 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament −4 (72-67-74-71=284)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masanobu Kimura
1324 Sep 1989 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic −9 (73-70-70-66=279)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
1428 Mar 1993 TaylorMade KSB Open −12 (68-67-70-71=276)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Mackay
157 May 2000 Fujisankei Classic (2)−6 (70-69-69-70=278)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhito Sato, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yeh Chang-ting

*Note: The 1985 Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1983 Hiroshima Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi Lost to par on third extra hole
2 1984 Fujisankei Classic Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan Won with par on first extra hole
3 1985 Japan PGA Championship Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai Won with birdie on first extra hole
41985 Suntory Open Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson Won with par on second extra hole
5 1986 Daikyo Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai Won with par on third extra hole
6 1989 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki Won with par on second extra hole
7 1991 Maruman Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tetsu Nishikawa Lost to birdie on third extra hole
8 1998 Bridgestone Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuhito Sato Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament19851986198719881989
The Open Championship CUTT66T52

Note: Ozaki only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

See also


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