Yoshitaka Yamamoto
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Yoshitaka Yamamoto is a Japan
ese professional golf
er.
Yamamoto was born in Osaka
. He won 13 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour
and ranks 15th on the career victories
list.
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 golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Yamamoto was born in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
. He won 13 tournaments on the 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...
and ranks 15th on the career victories
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...
list.
Japan Golf Tour wins (13)
- 1973 (1) Wizard
- 1975 (2) Suntory OpenSuntory OpenThe Suntory Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973. The event is held in Chiba, currently at the Sobu Country Club...
, Bridgestone OpenBridgestone OpenThe 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. Since 1974 it has held at the Sodegaura Country Club. The tournament record is 266 , set by Taichi Teshima in 2006... - 1977 (1) Kansai OpenKansai OpenThe is a golf tournament in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991 and returned again in 2009. The 2010 event was the 76th edition...
- 1978 (1) Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers
- 1979 (1) Hiroshima Open
- 1980 (1) Japan PGA ChampionshipJapan PGA ChampionshipThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner...
- 1982 (1) NST Niigata OpenNST Niigata OpenThe NST Niigata Open was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1982 to 2004. It was played on different courses in Niigata almost every year. The tournament record of 264 was set in 2001 at Nakajo Golf Club.-Winners:Sato Foods NST Niigata Open...
- 1983 (1) Kansai Pro ChampionshipKansai Pro ChampionshipThe 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...
- 1985 (1) Hiroshima Open
- 1987 (1) Kansai Pro ChampionshipKansai Pro ChampionshipThe 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...
- 1989 (1) Kansai OpenKansai OpenThe is a golf tournament in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991 and returned again in 2009. The 2010 event was the 76th edition...
- 1993 (1) Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup
Other wins
- 1972 Setouchi Series Okayama leg
- 1975 Expo Cup
- 1976 Sony Charity
- 1986 Kuzuha International