Kiyoshi Murota
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Kiyoshi Murato is a Japan
ese professional golfer
.
Murato was born in Gunma Prefecture
and attended the Nippon Sport Science University
. After graduating, he became golf teaching instructor, and was well liked in Japan because of his easy, simple tips to help amateur golfers. While teaching, he would keep trying to become a touring professional. He obtained his Japan Golf Tour
card after four tries at qualifying school after 1982.
Murato's first win on the Japan Golf Tour came in 1991 but his best season money wise was 1992, where he finished 6th on the Order of Merit list, earning US$980,000 for the season. He had a total of six career wins on the Japan Tour between 1991 and 2003.
Murota won many tournaments all over Japan, including non-order of merit events and pro-ams all over Japan.
Murota has attempted to travel across the Pacific Ocean
and play successfully on the PGA Tour
, but that success was not found. In seven career PGA Tour
events, his three best finishes came in 1993 at the United Airlines Hawaiian Open (T66), at the 1994 Nissan Los Angeles Open (T20), and at the 1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
(T28).
Murato represented Japan in the 1992 World Cup.
Murato has featured the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Since turning 50, Murato has played on the Japan Senior PGA Tour and the United States
-based Champions Tour
. Most notably, he won the Japan PGA Senior Championship
in 2005 and 2009. He won the Order of Merit title in consecutive years on the Japan Senior PGA Tour in 2006 and 2007, winning an event in each of those years. In five events in 2006, he won two, and never finished outside of the top four in winning the Order of Merit. His second order of merit year was 2007, included one victory and four runner-up finishes. He has played in a few senior major championships
also.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
.
Murato was born in Gunma Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
and attended the Nippon Sport Science University
Nippon Sport Science University
is a private university with campuses in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949...
. After graduating, he became golf teaching instructor, and was well liked in Japan because of his easy, simple tips to help amateur golfers. While teaching, he would keep trying to become a touring professional. He obtained his Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
card after four tries at qualifying school after 1982.
Murato's first win on the Japan Golf Tour came in 1991 but his best season money wise was 1992, where he finished 6th on the Order of Merit list, earning US$980,000 for the season. He had a total of six career wins on the Japan Tour between 1991 and 2003.
Murota won many tournaments all over Japan, including non-order of merit events and pro-ams all over Japan.
Murota has attempted to travel across the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
and play successfully on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
, but that success was not found. In seven career PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
events, his three best finishes came in 1993 at the United Airlines Hawaiian Open (T66), at the 1994 Nissan Los Angeles Open (T20), and at the 1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
The Bob Hope Classic is a professional golf tournament played each January in California's Coachella Valley. Part of the PGA Tour's early season West Coast Swing, this tournament is well known for its celebrity pro-am, as well as having five daily 18-hole rounds of competition vs. the Tour standard...
(T28).
Murato represented Japan in the 1992 World Cup.
Murato has featured the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Since turning 50, Murato has played on the Japan Senior PGA Tour and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
. Most notably, he won the Japan PGA Senior Championship
Japan PGA Senior Championship
The Japan PGA Senior Championship is one of the major events on the Japan Senior Tour. It was first played in 1962. The 2007 prize money was ¥50,000,000.-Winners:this list is incomplete*2010 Hideki Kase*2009 Kiyoshi Murota*2008 Tsukasa Watanabe...
in 2005 and 2009. He won the Order of Merit title in consecutive years on the Japan Senior PGA Tour in 2006 and 2007, winning an event in each of those years. In five events in 2006, he won two, and never finished outside of the top four in winning the Order of Merit. His second order of merit year was 2007, included one victory and four runner-up finishes. He has played in a few senior major championships
Senior major golf championships
Men's professional senior golf is for players aged 50 and above. Golf differs from all other sports in having lucrative competitions for this age group. The leading senior tour is the U.S. based Champions Tour, which was established in 1980 . It has established a roster of five major championships...
also.
Japan Golf Tour wins (6)
- 1991 Bridgestone ASO OpenBridgestone ASO OpenThe Bridgestone ASO Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1977 to 1993. It was played at the ASO Golf Club in Kumamoto.-Winners:this list may be incompleteBridgestone ASO Open*1993 Shigeru Kawamata*1992 Peter Senior...
- 1992 Nikkei CupNikkei CupThe Nikkei Cup was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1985 to 1998. It was played at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list may be incompleteNikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial*1998 Mitsutaka Kusakabe...
- 1994 Fujisankei ClassicFujisankei ClassicThe is an annual golf event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 on the Takasaka Country Club - Yoneyama Course. The tournament moved to the Higashi-Matsuyama Golf Club in 1979 and to the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course in 1981. The tournament has been held at the Fujizakura Country Club...
- 2001 Casio World OpenCasio World OpenThe is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1981...
- 2002 Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
- 2003 Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo MastersMitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Mastersis an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and in recent years at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotenba Course, Gotenba, Shizuoka and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1972...
Other wins (6)
- 1990 Mori Minato Cup
- 1991 KSD Charity
- 1992 Tochigi Open
- 1997 Pearl Open, Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am
- 1998 Toyamaken Open
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (5)
this list may be incomplete- 2005 Japan PGA Senior ChampionshipJapan PGA Senior ChampionshipThe Japan PGA Senior Championship is one of the major events on the Japan Senior Tour. It was first played in 1962. The 2007 prize money was ¥50,000,000.-Winners:this list is incomplete*2010 Hideki Kase*2009 Kiyoshi Murota*2008 Tsukasa Watanabe...
- 2006 Aderans Wellness Open, Fancl Classic
- 2007 Fancl Classic
- 2009 Japan PGA Senior ChampionshipJapan PGA Senior ChampionshipThe Japan PGA Senior Championship is one of the major events on the Japan Senior Tour. It was first played in 1962. The 2007 prize money was ¥50,000,000.-Winners:this list is incomplete*2010 Hideki Kase*2009 Kiyoshi Murota*2008 Tsukasa Watanabe...