Shota Akiyoshi

Shota Akiyoshi
Shota Akiyoshi
Personal information
Born	22 July 1990; Kumamoto, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality	Japan
Career
Status	Professional
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	2
Other	3
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2018
The Open Championship	CUT: 2018

Shota Akiyoshi (秋吉翔太, Akiyoshi Shōta, born 22 July 1990) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour.[1][2]

Akiyoshi won twice on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour, the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open and the Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open. His win in the Mizuno Open gave an entry to the 2018 Open Championship. He also qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying in Japan. He missed the cut in both his major starts.

Akiyoshi also has three wins on the Japan Challenge Tour.

Professional wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 May 2018	Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open	−1 (72-71-74-70=287)	1 stroke	Michael Hendry, Masahiro Kawamura, Masanori Kobayashi
2	24 Jun 2018	Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open	−20 (67-71-66-64=268)	1 stroke	Narutoshi Yamaoka

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Jul 2014	ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament	−19 (64-66-64=194)	2 strokes	Ryuko Tokimatsu
2	18 Sep 2015	Seven Dreamers Challenge	−4 (68)	Playoff	Akira Endo, Tomokazu Yoshinaga
3	10 Oct 2015	Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament	−5 (69-68=137)	1 stroke	Yasunobu Fukunaga

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

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