Tsukasa Watanabe
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Japanese professional golfer
| Tsukasa Watanabe 渡辺司 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1957年02月16日) 16 February 1957 (age 68) Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) |
| Sporting nationality | Japan |
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Highest ranking | 80 (14 August 1994)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T51: 1994 |
Tsukasa Watanabe (Japanese: 渡辺司, born 16 February 1957) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career
[edit ]Watanabe was born in Tokyo. He played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice, and earned over 780,000,000 \.
He played on the 1994 International Team in the Presidents Cup.
Professional wins (8)
[edit ]PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
[edit ]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Nov 1993 | Daiwa International | −10 (68-72-64-70=274) | 1 stroke | Taiwan Chen Tze-chung, United States Tom Kite |
| 2 | 19 Jun 1994 | Yomiuri Open | −14 (68-64-67-71=270) | 2 strokes | Australia Anthony Gilligan |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Chushikoku Open | Japan Masayuki Kawamura, Japan Seiki Okuda | |
| 2 | 1993 | JCB Classic Sendai | Japan Hajime Meshiai, Japan Yoshi Mizumaki | Mizumaki won with birdie on sixth extra hole |
| 3 | 1997 | Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial | Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Other wins (1)
[edit ]Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (5)
[edit ]- 2008 Japan PGA Senior Championship, Fujifilm Senior Championship
- 2009 Japan Senior Open
- 2013 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 2015 Fuji Film Senior Championship
Results in major championships
[edit ]| Tournament | 1994 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T51 |
Note: Watanabe only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit ]This list may be incomplete.
- Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1991
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 1994
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1995, 1997, 2000
References
[edit ]- ^ "Week 33 1994 Ending 14 Aug 1994" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
[edit ]- Tsukasa Watanabe at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Tsukasa Watanabe at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
