Seiji Ebihara

Seiji Ebihara (海老原 清治, Ebihara Seiji, born 2 April 1949) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Seiji Ebihara
海老原 清治
Personal information
Born (1949-04-02) 2 April 1949
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1970
Current tour(s)European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
European Senior Tour6
Other2
Achievements and awards
European Seniors Tour
Order of Merit winner		2002

Ebihara was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and had career earnings of over ¥260 million.

Ebihara joined the European Seniors Tour in 2000 and has won six tournaments on it. In 2002 he topped the Order of Merit. He played in the UBS Cup in 2002.

Professional wins (9)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 5 May 1985 Chunichi Crowns −4 (70-70-66-70=276) 2 strokes Tommy Nakajima

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1987 Daikyo Open Hiroshi Makino, Isamu Sugita Sugita won with birdie on second extra hole
Ebihara eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (2)

European Senior Tour wins (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 13 May 2001 AIB Irish Seniors Open −9 (65-71-71=207) 1 stroke Simon Owen
2 17 Jun 2001 Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters −3 (69-73-71=213) Playoff Delroy Cambridge, Denis Durnian
3 19 May 2002 AIB Irish Seniors Open (2) −8 (66-72-70=208) 2 strokes Denis Durnian
4 7 Jul 2002 Wales Seniors Open −4 (68-69-66=203) 3 strokes Denis Durnian, Christy O'Connor Jnr
5 4 Aug 2002 De Vere PGA Seniors Championship −21 (69-67-65-66=267) 10 strokes George Burns, Steve Stull
6 11 Jul 2004 Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic −13 (70-67-66=203) 2 strokes David Oakley

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2001 Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters Delroy Cambridge, Denis Durnian Won with birdie on third extra hole
Cambridge eliminated by par on first hole
2 2004 De Vere PGA Seniors Championship Carl Mason, Jim Rhodes Mason won with birdie on second extra hole
Rhodes eliminated by par on first hole

Team appearances
  • UBS Warburg Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2002
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