Yasuhiro Funatogawa | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Saitama Prefecture, Japan | 15 April 1955
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 4 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1980 |
Yasuhiro Funatogawa (born 15 April 1955) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Funatogawa played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 24 Aug 1980 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | +1 (68-70-68=206)* | Playoff | Hsieh Min-Nan |
2 | 13 Jun 1982 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −12 (68-69-67-72=276) | 7 strokes | Kazuhiko Kato |
3 | 20 May 1984 | Pepsi Ube Open | −16 (68-68-70-66=272) | 2 strokes | Kikuo Arai, Naomichi Ozaki |
4 | 16 Nov 1986 | Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters | −14 (67-68-70-69=274) | 2 strokes | Larry Nelson |
*Note: The 1980 Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1979 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
2 | 1980 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | Hsieh Min-Nan | Won with par on first extra hole |
Tournament | 1980 |
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The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Funatogawa only played in The Open Championship.
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