Tsutomu Irie

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Tsutomu Irie
Personal information
Born (1948-05-06) 6 May 1948 (age 75)
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2

Tsutomu Irie (born 6 May 1948) is a Japanese professional golfer.

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Irie played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. In 1985, he became the first player to break the 60 barrier in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round of the Kuzuha International; [1] he went on the win the two-round tournament.

Professional wins (3)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
114 Oct 1979 Tokai Classic −13 (70-69-68-68=275)5 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masaji Kusakabe
28 Sep 1985 Kansai Open −8 (68-71-75-66=280)3 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hisao Inoue, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshitaka Yamamoto

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

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References

  1. "Irie fires lowest score in Japan's pro history". Singapore Monitor. Reuter. 7 April 1985 via National Library Board (Singapore).