Toru Suzuki
Toru Suzuki 鈴木 亨 | |
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Personal information | |
Born |
Gifu Prefecture, Japan | 28 May 1966
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
Nationality |
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Spouse | Kyoko Suzuki |
Children | Airi Suzuki, Takayuki Suzuki |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1990 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 11 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 8 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1995, 1998, 2002 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Toru Suzuki (鈴木 亨 Suzuki Tōru, born 28 May 1966) is a Japanese professional golfer, currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.
Suzuki was born in Gifu Prefecture. He turned professional in 1990.
Suzuki won his first title on the Japan Golf Tour in 1993, and would win consistently between then and 2004.
Suzuki qualified for his second major championship in 1998 at The Open Championship after a win in Japan at the Sapporo Tokyu Open. He missed the cut. He also played in the 2002 Open Championship, but missed the 36-hole cut there, too.
Suzuki ended a five-year winless drought in Japan in 2009 with a five stroke win in October at the mynavi ABC Championship.[1]
Suzuki has earned over 753,000,000 Yen in his career on the Japan Golf Tour, which is equivalent to over $8,200,000.
He is the father of two children, one of whom is Airi Suzuki, a Japanese pop singer.
Professional wins (11)
Japan Golf Tour wins (8)
Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)
- 2013 Dragon Cup
- 2014 Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup, Himawari Dragon Cup
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1994
- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003, 2005
References
External links
- Toru Suzuki at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Toru Suzuki at the Official World Golf Ranking official site