Shota Akiyoshi
| Shota Akiyoshi | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
22 July 1990 Kumamoto, Japan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
| Nationality |
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| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2018 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2018 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Shota Akiyoshi (秋吉 翔太 Akiyoshi Shōta, born 22 July 1990) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour.[1][2]
Akiyoshi won twice on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour, the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open and the Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open. His win in the Mizuno Open gave an entry to the 2018 Open Championship. He also qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying in Japan. He missed the cut in both his major starts.
Akiyoshi also has three wins on the Japan Challenge Tour.
Professional wins (5)
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 2018 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | −1 (72-71-74-70=287) | 1 stroke |  |
| 2 | 24 Jun 2018 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | −20 (67-71-66-64=268) | 1 stroke | |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)
- 2014 ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament
- 2015 Seven Dreamers Challenge, Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament
References
- ↑ "Shota Akiyoshi". PGA Tour. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ "Shota Akiyoshi". The Open. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
External links
- Shota Akiyoshi at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Shota Akiyoshi at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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