Yasuhiro Funatogawa

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Yasuhiro Funatogawa
Personal information
Born (1955-04-15) 15 April 1955 (age 69)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour4
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.

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Funatogawa played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times.

Professional wins (4)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
124 Aug 1980 Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers +1 (68-70-68=206)*Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan
213 Jun 1982 Sapporo Tokyu Open −12 (68-69-67-72=276)7 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuhiko Kato
320 May 1984 Pepsi Ube Open −16 (68-68-70-66=272)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kikuo Arai, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
416 Nov 1986 Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters −14 (67-68-70-69=274)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1979 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kuo Chie-Hsiung Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
2 1980 Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1980
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Funatogawa only played in The Open Championship.


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