Yosuke Asaji | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 24 May 1993
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2011 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Former tour(s) | Japan Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
Asian Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2021 |
The Open Championship | T67: 2019 |
Yosuke Asaji (born 24 May 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Asaji won the 2019 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf (a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour), to qualify for the 2019 Open Championship. [1] He earned entry into that tournament through Monday qualifier. [2] He finished the 2019 Open Championship in a tie for 67th place. Later in 2019 he won a five-way playoff at the ANA Open after making a birdie at the first extra hole.
Asaji has two wins on the Japan Challenge Tour. [3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 12 May 2019 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf 1 | −3 (69-72-68-72=281) | 1 stroke | Micah Lauren Shin, Ren Yonezawa (a) |
2 | 15 Sep 2019 | ANA Open | −16 (73-68-66-65=272) | Playoff | Seungsu Han, Terumichi Kakazu, Shaun Norris, Ryuko Tokimatsu |
3 | 7 Nov 2021 | Mynavi ABC Championship | −16 (69-67-68-68=272) | 2 strokes | Mikumu Horikawa, Tomohiro Ishizaka |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2019 | ANA Open | Seungsu Han, Terumichi Kakazu, Shaun Norris, Ryuko Tokimatsu | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 7 Jun 2012 | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | −17 (65-69-65=199) | 8 strokes | Makoto Inoue |
2 | 19 Jun 2015 | Musee Platinum Challenge Tournament | −11 (66-67=133) | Playoff | Sushi Ishigaki |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Masters Tournament | |||
PGA Championship | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | T67 | NT |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tournament | 2019 |
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Championship | |
Match Play | |
Invitational | |
Champions | T38 |
"T" = Tied
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