Yūsaku Miyazato
| Yūsaku Miyazato 宮里 優作 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
19 June 1980 Higashi, Okinawa, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Nationality |
 |
| Career | |
| College | Tohoku Fukushi University |
| Turned professional | 2002 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2018 |
| U.S. Open | T23: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | T47: 2018 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2018 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Japan Golf Tour leading money winner | 2017 |
Yūsaku Miyazato (宮里 優作 Miyazato Yūsaku, born 19 June 1980) is a Japanese professional golfer. In 2006 he became the first modern-era golfer to make two hole in one shots in the same round of a PGA Tour event,[1] at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.
Miyazato was born in Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He attended Tohoku Fukushi University,[2] and won the Japanese collegiate championship in 2000, and the Japanese Amateur Championship in 2001. In December 2002, he announced his decision to turn pro before his upcoming graduation.[3] He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour.
His younger sister, Ai Miyazato, is also a professional golfer and is currently competing in the LPGA Tour.
At the time of his holes in one, the PGA Tour announced that it was the first time since they had started keeping records. However, research later turned up confirming that an amateur golfer, W.W. "Bill" Whedon, also hit two in the opening round of the 1955 Insurance City Open.[4][5]
In November 2015, Miyazato won the Dunlop Phoenix event, one of the more prestigious events on the Japan Golf Tour to earn his third tour level victory. He shot rounds of 64-69 on the weekend to win by two strokes. In April 2017, Miyazato won his fourth event on the Japanese Tour, The Crowns, followed two weeks later by another win in the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup.
At the 2017 Indonesian Masters, Miyazato finished in solo 4th, earning enough Official World Golf Ranking points to finish the year in the Top 50, thus earning an invitation to the 2018 Masters Tournament, his first appearance.
Professional wins (8)
Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Dec 2013 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | –13 (66-66-64-71=267) | 3 strokes |  |
| 2 | 20 Apr 2014 | Token Homemate Cup | –6 (71-66-68-65=270) | 2 strokes | |
| 3 | 22 Nov 2015 | Dunlop Phoenix | –14 (67-70-64-69=270) | 2 strokes | |
| 4 | 30 Apr 2017 | The Crowns | –13 (67-65-67-68=267) | 1 stroke | |
| 5 | 14 May 2017 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | –12 (71-66-73-66=276) | 3 strokes |  |
| 6 | 8 Oct 2017 | Honma TourWorld Cup | –22 (61-68-65-68=262) | 3 strokes | |
| 7 | 3 Dec 2017 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2) | –15 (69-69-65-62=265) | 6 strokes |  |
Other wins (1)
- 2013 Kyusyu Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Open | T23 | T60 | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T47 | |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Championship | T61 | T60 | |
| Match Play | T52 | ||
| Bridgestone Invitational | |||
| HSBC Champions |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1998, 2000, 2002
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2000, 2002 (winners)
References
- ↑ Sonner, Scott (25 August 2006). "Miyazato has 2 aces up sleeve". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ↑ Miller, Ann (14 January 2003). "Legion of foreign golfers gets set for Waialae". Honolulu Advertiser. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
- ↑ Miller, Ann (2 January 2003). "Defending champ Garcia highlights Mercedes field". Honolulu Advertiser. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
- ↑ "Double aces may also have happened on PGA Tour in 1955". USA Today. Associated Press. 26 August 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Pat On The Back". Sports Illustrated. 19 September 1955.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Yūsaku Miyazato at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yūsaku Miyazato at the Official World Golf Ranking official site