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| Yasuo Sone | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 March 1950 |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Sep 1988 | Kansai Open | −2 (76-70-70-70=286) | 3 strokes |  Shinsaku Maeda |
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