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Eduardo Herrera (golfer)
Eduardo Herrera (born 28 April 1965) is a Colombian professional golfer. Herrera was the first Colombian golfer to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. Amateur career Herrera represented Colombia in the Eisenhower Cup in 1986 and although his team did not win, he had the best 72-hole score out of all the competitors in a field that included Jesper Parnevik, Colin Montgomerie, Jay Sigel, Billy Andrade, Peter McEvoy, Jean van de Velde and Peter O'Malley. Professional career Herrera played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1988 until 2001 where he won 5 tournaments. He played on the PGA Tour in 2002 after earning his card through qualifying school in 2001. Herrera only made 7 of 23 cuts in 2002 and was not able to retain his tour card. He earned $109,953 and finished in 196th on the money list. His best finish came at the B.C. Open where he finished in 8th. He dropped down to the second tier Nationwide Tour from 2003 to 2005. While on the Nationwide Tour, Herrer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), and has a population of 52 million. Colombia's cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a Spanish colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by enslaved Africans, as well as with those of the various Amerindian civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yomiuri Open
The Yomiuri Open was a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1970 as the Wizard Tournament, a 36-hole invitational tournament, it was played at Hashimoto Country Club in Wakayama until 1979 when it moved to Yomiuri Country Club in Hyōgo. With the move, it also became a full 72-hole tour event, having been extended to 54 holes in 1976, and adopted its new name. It remained at Yomiuri every year except for 1996, when it was played at Wakasu Golf Links in Tokyo. In 2007 it merged with the Mizuno Open to form the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic The is a professional golf tournament played in Japan. Founded in 1971, it has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Since 1998, the event has been prefixed , with the top finishers gaining exemptions into The Open Championship. The Mizuno Ope .... Tournament hosts Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site Former Japan Golf Tour events Defu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsukasa Watanabe
Tsukasa Watanabe ( ja, 渡辺司, born 16 February 1957) is a Japanese professional golfer. Watanabe was born in Tokyo. He played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice, and earned over 750,000,000 ¥. He played on the 1994 International Team in the Presidents Cup. Professional wins (8) PGA of Japan Tour wins (2) PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–3) Other wins (1) *1993 Sanko Grand Summer Championship Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (5) *2008 Japan PGA Senior Championship, Fujifilm Senior Championship *2009 Japan Senior Open *2013 Japan PGA Senior Championship *2015 Fuji Film Senior Championship Results in major championships ''Note: Watanabe only played in The Open Championship.'' "T" = tied Team appearances ''This list may be incomplete.'' *Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1991 *Presidents Cup (International Team): 1994 *Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1995, 1997, 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateway To The Open Mizuno Open
The is a professional golf tournament played in Japan. Founded in 1971, it has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Since 1998, the event has been prefixed , with the top finishers gaining exemptions into The Open Championship. The Mizuno Open has been held at several course, most recently at Setonaikai Golf Club in Kasaoka, Okayama in 2021. The purse for the 2021 event was ¥80,000,000, with ¥16,000,000 going to the winner. History The Mizuno Open was founded in 1971 as the Mizuno Tournament with both men's and women's events running side-by-side. It was restricted to golfers using at least ten Mizuno clubs. In 1979, fifty leading professionals in Japan were also eligible to compete as the tournament counted towards the Japan Golf Tour money-list ranking for the first time. In 1983 it became a full tour event and in 1985 changed its name to the Mizuno Open. From 1991, the women's event was played separately. Since 1998, the event has been prefixed "Gateway to The Open", w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Japan Golf Tour ...
The 1999 Japan Golf Tour was the 27th season of the Japan Golf Tour. The season consisted of 32 official events, all played in Japan. It was the first season in which the newly formed Japan Golf Tour Organization took over the running of the tour, separating from the PGA of Japan. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1999 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. Notes References External links * {{Japan Golf Tour seasons Japan Golf Tour Japan Golf Tour Golf Tour Professional golf tours are the means by which otherwise unconnected professional golf tournaments are organised into a regular schedule. There are separate tours for men and women; most are based in a specific geographical region, although some to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaname Yokoo
Kaname Yokoo ( ja, 横尾要, born 24 July 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer. Career Yokoo was born in Tokyo. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour and has five wins there. After he won the Japan PGA Match-Play Championship in 2000 he reached his highest world ranking of #95. Yokozuna’s played full-time on the PGA Tour from 2001 to 2003 with his best finish a T-2 at the 2002 Phoenix Open. He recorded four other top-10 finishes on tour. He finished runner-up at the 2005 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, losing to Tiger Woods in a playoff. Professional wins (8) Japan Golf Tour wins (5) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1) Other wins (3) *1994 Asian Games (as an amateur) *2009 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf *2017 Legend Charity Pro-Am Results in major championships ''Note: Yokoo only played in the U.S. Open.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Results in The Players Championship CUT = missed the halfway cut Results in World Golf Championships "T" = Tied See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open
The Shizuoka Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan. Founded in 1972, it was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1974. It was last played in 2002 having been dropped from the 2003 tour schedule for economic reasons. It was played over the Hamaoka Course at Shizuoka Country Club near Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea .... Winners Source: Notes References External linksCoverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site Former Japan Golf Tour events Defunct golf tournaments in Japan Sport in Shizuoka Prefecture Recurring sporting events established in 1972 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2002 {{golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 PGA Of Japan Tour ...
The 1998 PGA of Japan Tour was the 26th season of the PGA of Japan Tour. The season consisted of 36 official events, all played in Japan. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1998 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. Notes References External links * {{Japan Golf Tour seasons Japan Golf Tour PGA of Japan Tour PGA of Japan Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiaki Odate
is a Japanese professional golfer. Odate played on the Japan Golf Tour, and won twice. Odate's sister, Masako Natsume, was a model and actress. Professional wins (3) Japan Golf Tour wins (2) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0) Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) *1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ... Nishino Cup in Central External links * * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Golfers from Tokyo 1968 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
The Gene Sarazen Jun Classic, sometimes shortened to Jun Classic, was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1977 to 1999. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1978. It was named in honour of Gene Sarazen, and played at the Jun Classic Country Club and the Rope Club in Tochigi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,408 km2 (2,474 sq mi). Tochigi Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to th .... Tournament hosts Winners Notes References External linksJapan Golf Tour's Official site Former Japan Golf Tour events [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 PGA Of Japan Tour ...
The 1997 PGA of Japan Tour season was played from 13 March to 14 December. The season consisted of 36 official money events in Japan. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997 season. Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. Notes References External links * {{Japan Golf Tour seasons Japan Golf Tour PGA of Japan Tour PGA of Japan Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsunori Kuwabara
is a Japanese professional golfer. Kuwabara, graduate of Aichi Gakuin University, plays on the Japan Golf Tour and has won twice. Professional wins (5) PGA of Japan Tour wins (2) Japan Challenge Tour wins (2) *1992 Japan Challenge Tour, 1992 Korakuen Cup (4th) *2013 Japan Challenge Tour, 2013 Heiwa PGM Challenge III Road to Championship Other wins (1) *2009 Hokkaido Open Team appearances *World Cup (men's golf), World Cup (representing Japan): 1996 World Cup of Golf, 1996 *Dynasty Cup (golf), Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003 References External links * * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Asian Games medalists in golf Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Golfers at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture 1969 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |