| Yasuharu Imano 今野康晴 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 51) Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Highest ranking | 75 (27 December 2009) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2000, 2006 |
Yasuharu Imano (Japanese: 今野康晴, born 28 May 1973) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Imano was born in Gifu Prefecture.
He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won seven times between 1999 and 2009.
Professional wins (9)
Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
| Legend |
|---|
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 May 1999 | The Crowns | −9 (73-68-65-65=271) | 1 stroke |  Naomichi Ozaki
|
| 2 | 25 Jun 2000 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | −14 (66-71-72-65=274) | 1 stroke | Toshimitsu Izawa, Katsumasa Miyamoto
|
| 3 | 28 Jul 2002 | Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | −18 (70-64-70-66=270) | 4 strokes | Katsumasa Miyamoto
|
| 4 | 4 Aug 2002 | Aiful Cup | −20 (64-66-66-72=268) | 1 stroke | Toshimitsu Izawa
|
| 5 | 11 Sep 2005 | Suntory Open | −13 (65-64-70-68=267) | 2 strokes | Mamo Osanai
|
| 6 | 4 Dec 2005 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −11 (72-67-63-67=269) | 2 strokes | Shinichi Yokota
|
| 7 | 15 Nov 2009 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −13 (69-65-68-73=275) | 2 strokes | Kenichi Kuboya,  Han Lee
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–6)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Kazuhiko Hosokawa,  David Smail
|
Hosokawa won with par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2005 | ANA Open | Keiichiro Fukabori
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2007 | ANA Open |  Chawalit Plaphol, Norio Shinozaki
|
Shinozaki won with par on fifth extra hole Imano eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 2008 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shingo Katayama
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2009 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Yuta Ikeda
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 6 | 2009 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Ryo Ishikawa, Ryuichi Oda
|
Oda won with birdie on second extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Feb 1997 | Konica U-Bix Manila Open | −7 (70-74-71-71=281) | 2 strokes |  Pedro Martínez, Kevin Wentworth, Danny Zarate
|
Other wins (1)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Imano only played in The Open Championship.
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | T25 |
| Invitational |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1998, 2005
- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2006
References
- "Week 52 2009 Ending 27 Dec 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- Profile on Japan Golf Tour's official site
- Lifetime record on Japan Golf Tour's official site
External links
- Yasuharu Imano at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yasuharu Imano at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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