Yoshinori Fujimoto

Yoshinori Fujimoto
Personal information
Born	(1989-10-25) 25 October 1989 (age 35) Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan
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
Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year 2012
Medal record Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Men's team 2011 Shenzhen Individual

Yoshinori Fujimoto (born 25 October 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Career

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 ]}

Professional wins (2)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
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
1	2018	Japan PGA Championship	Toru Taniguchi	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T54
PGA Championship

Tournament	2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2012
Match Play
Championship
Invitational	T60
Champions

  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

• Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2012 (winners)

References

1. "Week 2 2016 Ending 10 Jan 2016" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
2. "2012 Japan Golf Tour Championship". 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
3. "Yoshinori Fujimoto Profile at Team Honma". honmagolf.co.jp. 20 January 2019.
4. "Four qualify for The 148th Open at the SMBC Singapore Open". theopen.com. 20 January 2019.

External links

• Yoshinori Fujimoto at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Yoshinori Fujimoto at the Official World Golf Ranking official site