Hisayuki Sasaki

Hisayuki Sasaki (27 November 1964 – 3 January 2013) was a Japanese professional golfer.[2]

Hisayuki Sasaki
Personal information
Born(1964-11-27)27 November 1964
Tokyo, Japan
Died3 January 2013(2013-01-03) (aged 48)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1986
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking77 (30 March 1997)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT31: 1995

Sasaki won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Sasaki played on the PGA Tour in 1996[3] but with only three top-25 finishes he failed to maintain his playing rights. He finished third in the 1997 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf.

Professional wins (6)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 4 Dec 1994 Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup −14 (68-66-70-66=274) 1 stroke Naomichi Ozaki
2 14 May 1995 Japan PGA Championship −16 (71-70-68-63=272) 4 strokes Kazuhiro Takami
3 23 Mar 1997 Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open −14 (71-67-68-68=274) 3 strokes Carlos Franco

Other wins (3)

Team appearances

See also

References
  1. "Week 13 1997 Ending 30 Mar 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "PGA Golfer Hisayuki Sasaki Found Dead in Bangkok Hotel Room". Chiangrai Times. 5 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. "Former Tour member Sasaki, 48, dies". PGA Tour. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.


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