David Ishii

David Ishii
Personal information
Full name David S. Ishii
Born (1955-07-26) July 26, 1955
Lihue, Hawaii[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Nationality  United States
Career
College University of Houston
Turned professional 1979
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins 19
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Japan Golf Tour 14
Other 4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1990
U.S. Open T36: 1988
The Open Championship CUT: 1988
PGA Championship T38: 1988
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour
leading money winner		 1987

David S. Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is an American professional golfer of Japanese descent.

Ishii grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and graduated from Kauai High School. As a junior in high school, he won the Hawaii State High School Championship. Ishii play his collegiate golf at the University of Houston from 1974 to 1977. He won four individual events, was a member of the 1977 NCAA Championship team, and was a 1977 All-American.[2]

Ishii turned professional in 1979. He led the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 1987. He has 14 victories on the Japan Golf Tour and is 13th on the career money list.

Ishii won the inaugural Kapalua Open in 1982 and also won the 1990 Hawaiian Open, a PGA Tour event. He was the second Hawaiian native to win the event, after Ted Makalena in 1966.

Ishii currently participates on the Japan Senior PGA Tour and opened Ishii Golf Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Amateur wins

  • 1977 Manoa Cup (Hawaii State Amateur Match Play Championship)
  • 1978 Hawaii State Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins

Japan Golf Tour wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 Feb 11, 1990 Hawaiian Open −9 (72-67-68-72=279) 1 stroke United States Paul Azinger

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament 198819891990
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T36
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T38 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

  1. ↑ Official 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide. PGA Tour Creative Services. 1991. p. 209.
  2. ↑ "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2016–17 Men's Golf" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 36, 42, 45, 54.
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