Yoshinori Fujimoto | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan | 25 October 1989||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | Japan | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2012 | ||
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour | ||
Professional wins | 2 | ||
Highest ranking | 92 (10 January 2016) [1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | T54: 2012 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Medal record |
Yoshinori Fujimoto (born 25 October 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer.
As an amateur, Fujimoto won the individual silver medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade and led the Japan team to the gold medal.
Fujimoto turned professional in 2012 and joined the Japan Golf Tour. He won his first title in June 2012 at the Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills, which qualified him for the 2012 Open Championship. [2] Yoshinori was also named the 2012 Rookie of the Year. He won again the next season at the 2013 Toshin Golf Tournament.[ citation needed ]
Fujimoto was sponsored by ISPS for several years, but is now sponsored by Honma Golf. [3]
In January 2019, Fujimoto qualified for the 2019 Open Championship with a runner-up finish at the SMBC Singapore Open. [4] It was his second career appearance at the Open.[ citation needed ]
Legend |
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Japan majors (1) |
Other Japan Golf Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 3 Jun 2012 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills | −13 (68-68-67-68=271) | 2 strokes | Masamichi Uehira |
2 | 13 Oct 2013 | Toshin Golf Tournament | −24 (63-64-70-67=264) | 4 strokes | Koumei Oda |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2018 | Japan PGA Championship | Toru Taniguchi | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||||
U.S. Open | |||||||
The Open Championship | T54 | ||||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2019 |
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Masters Tournament | |
PGA Championship | |
U.S. Open | |
The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | 2012 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | T60 |
Champions |
"T" = Tied
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