Toshinori Muto | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Gunma Prefecture, Japan | 10 March 1978
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
Asian Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T72: 2012 |
Toshinori Muto (born 10 March 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Muto was born in Gunma Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won seven times between 2006 and 2019.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 21 May 2006 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | −14 (68-69-73-64=274) | 2 strokes | Eiji Mizoguchi |
2 | 5 Oct 2008 | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | −11 (69-70-69-69=277) | 2 strokes | Yuta Ikeda |
3 | 8 Nov 2009 | The Championship by Lexus | −16 (68-65-71-64=268) | 3 strokes | Kim Kyung-tae |
4 | 20 Nov 2011 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −12 (68-70-63=201)* | 4 strokes | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
5 | 19 Aug 2012 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | −18 (64-65-68-69=266) | 1 stroke | Kim Hyung-sung |
6 | 28 Jun 2015 | ISPS Handa Global Cup | −14 (68-68-66-68=270) | Playoff | Angelo Que |
7 | 29 Sep 2019 | Panasonic Open Golf Championship 1 | −21 (65-70-64-64=263) | 4 strokes | Shugo Imahira |
*Note: The 2011 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2015 | ISPS Handa Global Cup | Angelo Que | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2016 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | Hideto Tanihara | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T72 |
Note: Muto only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | 2012 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | T67 |
Champions | T69 |
"T" = Tied
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