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| Jinichiro Kozuma | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30) Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour LIV Golf |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 94 (3 April 2022) (as of 24 November 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2022 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2022 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Jinichiro Kozuma (born 7 July 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour since 2012, where he has won three times; at the 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, the 2022 Token Homemate Cup and the 2024 Sansan KBC Augusta.
Professional wins (5)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Nov 2020 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −8 (71-65-68-68=272) | 1 stroke | Ryosuke Kinoshita
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| 2 | 3 Apr 2022 | Token Homemate Cup | −14 (66-69-66-69=270) | Playoff | Yuto Katsuragawa
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| 3 | 25 Aug 2024 | Sansan KBC Augusta | −19 (68-66-66-69=269) | Playoff | Yuwa Kosaihira
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Token Homemate Cup | Yuto Katsuragawa
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2024 | Sansan KBC Augusta | Yuwa Kosaihira
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Sep 2016 | Elite Grips Challenge | −13 (66-65=131) | 1 stroke | Daijiro Izumida, Hiroyuki Nagamatsu
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Other wins (1)
- 2021 Kyusyu Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
References
- ^ "Jinichiro Kozuma". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Week 14 2022 Ending 3 Apr 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
External links
- Jinichiro Kozuma at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Jinichiro Kozuma at the Asian Tour official site
- Jinichiro Kozuma at the PGA Tour official site
- Jinichiro Kozuma at the Official World Golf Ranking official site