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is a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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 golf
Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
er.

Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima
Hiroshima

The Japanese city of is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japan's islands....
. He turned professional in 1981. He has won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour

The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf professional golf tours. 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....
, ranking fifth on the career list
Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins

This is a list of golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973. The official Japan Golf Tour website lists winners beginning with the 1985 season....
. He ranks sixth on the career money list with earnings of just under 1 billion ¥
Japanese yen

The is the currency of Japan. It is the third most-traded currency in the forex after the euro and the United States dollar. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S....
.

Kuramoto played 65 times on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
 from 1978 to 1997 (including 21 times in 1993). His best finish was a T-4 at the 1982 British Open
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
 (also his best finish in a major championship
Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
).

In 2005, he won the 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....
 Qualifying Tournament, and he began play on that tour in 2006.






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is a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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 golf
Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
er.

Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima
Hiroshima

The Japanese city of is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japan's islands....
. He turned professional in 1981. He has won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour

The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf professional golf tours. 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....
, ranking fifth on the career list
Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins

This is a list of golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973. The official Japan Golf Tour website lists winners beginning with the 1985 season....
. He ranks sixth on the career money list with earnings of just under 1 billion ¥
Japanese yen

The is the currency of Japan. It is the third most-traded currency in the forex after the euro and the United States dollar. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S....
.

Kuramoto played 65 times on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
 from 1978 to 1997 (including 21 times in 1993). His best finish was a T-4 at the 1982 British Open
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
 (also his best finish in a major championship
Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
).

In 2005, he won the 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....
 Qualifying Tournament, and he began play on that tour in 2006. His best finish is a fourth place finish in the 2006 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach

The Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach is a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It is played annually in August/September in Monterey Peninsula, California at the Pebble Beach Golf Links and Del Monte Golf Course....
.

Japan Golf Tour wins (30)

  • 1980 (1) Chushikoku Open
    Chushikoku Open

    The Chushikoku Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was first played in 1971.The event is usually held in September at a variety of courses in Southern Honshu and on Shikoku island....
  • 1981 (4) ANA Open
    ANA Open

    The ANA Open is a Japan Golf Tour event. ANA is an acronym for All Nippon Airways, the tournament's sponsor. First played in 1973, it is usually held in September each year....
    , Tokai Classic, Chushikoku Open
    Chushikoku Open

    The Chushikoku Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was first played in 1971.The event is usually held in September at a variety of courses in Southern Honshu and on Shikoku island....
    , Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers
  • 1982 (2) Japan PGA Championship
    Japan PGA Championship

    The Japan PGA Championship is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan....
    , Chushikoku Open
    Chushikoku Open

    The Chushikoku Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was first played in 1971.The event is usually held in September at a variety of courses in Southern Honshu and on Shikoku island....
  • 1983 (2) Chushikoku Open
    Chushikoku Open

    The Chushikoku Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was first played in 1971.The event is usually held in September at a variety of courses in Southern Honshu and on Shikoku island....
    , Tokai Classic
  • 1984 (2) Bridgestone Open
    Bridgestone Open

    The Bridgestone Open is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club....
    , Chushikoku Open
    Chushikoku Open

    The Chushikoku Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was first played in 1971.The event is usually held in September at a variety of courses in Southern Honshu and on Shikoku island....
  • 1985 (2) Jun Classic
    Jun Classic

    The Gene Sarazen Jun Classic has been a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1977 to 1999. It was played at the Jun Classic Country Club and the Rope Club in Tochigi prefecture ....
     (tie with Kazushige Kono and Payne Stewart
    Payne Stewart

    William Payne Stewart was an United States professional golfer who won three Men's major golf championships in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42....
    ), Bridgestone Open
    Bridgestone Open

    The Bridgestone Open is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club....
  • 1986 (2) ANA Open
    ANA Open

    The ANA Open is a Japan Golf Tour event. ANA is an acronym for All Nippon Airways, the tournament's sponsor. First played in 1973, it is usually held in September each year....
    , Tokai Classic
  • 1987 (2) Maruman Open
    Maruman Open

    The Maruman Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1985 to 1994. It was played in August at a variety of courses around Japan....
    , Chushikoku Open
    Chushikoku Open

    The Chushikoku Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was first played in 1971.The event is usually held in September at a variety of courses in Southern Honshu and on Shikoku island....
  • 1988 (5) Sendai Classic, Yomiuri Open
    Yomiuri Open

    The Yomiuri Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1979 to 2006. In 2007 it merged with the Mizuno Open to form the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic....
    , Kansai Pro Championship
    Kansai Pro Championship

    The Kansai Pro Championship was a golf tournament in Japan. It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1990....
    , KBC Augusta, Chushikoku Open
    Chushikoku Open

    The Chushikoku Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was first played in 1971.The event is usually held in September at a variety of courses in Southern Honshu and on Shikoku island....
  • 1990 (1) Seto Uthumi Open
  • 1991 (1) Acom International
    Acom International

    The Acom International was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1990 to 2006. From 1990 to 1998, it was played with a Stableford format similar to The International on the U.S....
  • 1992 (3) Japan PGA Championship
    Japan PGA Championship

    The Japan PGA Championship is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan....
    , Bridgestone Open
    Bridgestone Open

    The Bridgestone Open is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club....
    , Daikyo Open
  • 1994 (1) JCB Classic Sendai
  • 1995 (1) Suntory Open
    Suntory Open

    The Suntory Open is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It is first played in 1973. The event is held in Chiba Prefecture, currently at the Sobu Country Club....
  • 2003 (1) Acom International
    Acom International

    The Acom International was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1990 to 2006. From 1990 to 1998, it was played with a Stableford format similar to The International on the U.S....


Other wins

  • 1975 Japan Amateur Championship
  • 1977 Japan Amateur Championship
  • 1980 Japan Amateur Championship
  • 1981 Wakayama Open, Hyogo-ken Open


Results in major championships

Tournament1978197919801981198219831984
The Masters
The Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....
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U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....
DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
The Open Championship
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
CUTDNPDNPDNPT4DNPDNP
PGA Championship
PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....
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Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995
The Masters
The Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....
DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....
DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPCUTCUTDNP
The Open Championship
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
DNPT30CUTDNPDNPDNPCUTDNPDNPDNPDNP
PGA Championship
PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....
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DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

This list may be incomplete.
  • Royal Trophy
    Royal Trophy

    The Royal Trophy is a men's professional team golf tournament which was played for the first time in January 2006 at the Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand....
     (Asian team): 2006 (non-playing captain)


See also

  • Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
    Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins

    This is a list of golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973. The official Japan Golf Tour website lists winners beginning with the 1985 season....


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