David Ishii

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

David Ishii
Personal information
Full nameDavid S. Ishii
Born (1955-07-26) July 26, 1955
Lihue, Hawaii[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Houston
Turned professional1979
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins19
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Japan Golf Tour14
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1990
PGA ChampionshipT38: 1988
U.S. OpenT36: 1988
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1988
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour
leading money winner		1987

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 played 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]

He 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 (19)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Feb 11, 1990 Hawaiian Open −9 (72-67-68-72=279) 1 stroke Paul Azinger

Japan Golf Tour wins (14)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 9, 1985 Tohoku Classic −13 (72-63-68-72=275) 5 strokes Naomichi Ozaki
2 May 4, 1986 Chunichi Crowns −6 (68-67-71-68=274) 4 strokes Tommy Nakajima
3 Aug 3, 1986 NST Niigata Open −12 (68-70-66-72=276) 1 stroke Tateo Ozaki
4 Jun 14, 1987 Sapporo Tokyu Open −12 (67-68-70-71=276) 3 strokes Tōru Nakamura
5 Jun 28, 1987 Mizuno Open −16 (67-66-69-70=272) 8 strokes Chen Tze-ming, Tōru Nakamura
6 Jul 26, 1987 Japan PGA Championship −8 (73-67-69-71=280) 1 stroke Brian Jones, Seiichi Kanai
7 Oct 25, 1987 Bridgestone Open −6 (69-71-72-70=282) Playoff Hiroshi Makino, Nobuo Serizawa
8 Nov 29, 1987 Casio World Open −12 (67-69-73-67=276) 2 strokes Sam Torrance
9 Dec 6, 1987 Golf Nippon Series −7 (69-69=138)* Shared title with Isao Aoki
10 May 15, 1988 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup 6 & 5 Noboru Sugai
11 Jun 21, 1992 Yomiuri Sapporo Open −10 (69-68-71-70=278) 1 stroke Brian Jones
12 Mar 21, 1993 Dydo Shizuoka Open −13 (68-71-71-65=275) 3 strokes Hajime Meshiai
13 Mar 21, 1994 Maruman Open −9 (69-71-67-72=279) Playoff Hirofumi Miyase, Nobuo Serizawa
14 Sep 11, 1994 Suntory Open −11 (72-68-69-68=277) Playoff Hisayuki Sasaki

*Note: The 1987 Golf Nippon Series was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–5)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1983 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament Kikuo Arai, Teruo Sugihara Arai won with par on fourth extra hole
Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole
2 1983 Chunichi Crowns Kikuo Arai, Chen Tze-ming Chen won with par on second extra hole
3 1986 Golf Digest Tournament Tommy Nakajima Lost to par on fifth extra hole
4 1987 Bridgestone Open Hiroshi Makino, Nobuo Serizawa Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Makino eliminated by par on first hole
5 1994 Maruman Open Hirofumi Miyase, Nobuo Serizawa Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1994 Suntory Open Hisayuki Sasaki Won with par on first extra hole
7 1996 JCB Classic Sendai Masashi Ozaki Lost to par on first extra hole
8 1996 Casio World Open Paul Stankowski Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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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