Yurio Akitomi

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Yurio Akitomi
Personal information
Born (1950-09-13) 13 September 1950 (age 73)
Saga Prefecture, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
Other1

Yurio Akitomi (born 13 September 1950) is a Japanese professional golfer.

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Akitomi played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times.

Professional wins (4)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
123 Sep 1979 Kyusyu Open −5 (71-70-73-69=283)8 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takeru Sato, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isamu Sugita
228 Sep 1980 Kyusyu Open (2)−5 (69-72-72-70=283)1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki
36 Sep 1981 Kyusyu Open (3)+1 (71-75-71-72=289)4 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsuyoshi Tomori

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
16 Mar 1977 Thailand Open −4 (69-70-73-72=284)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Marty Bohen, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takahiro Takeyasu

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1977 Thailand Open Flag of the United States.svg Marty Bohen, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takahiro Takeyasu Won with par on seventh extra hole
Takeyasu eliminated by par on second hole


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