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Hideto Tanihara
is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won 17 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional career Tanihara has won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His highest ranking came in June 2017 when he reached 47th. He finished tied for fifth place in the 2006 Open Championship and reached the semi-finals of the 2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. His best finish outside of Japan was a second place finish at the 2016 New Zealand Open, an official event on the Australasian Tour. He has represented Japan four times in the World Cup. Personal life On 14 July 2008, it was announced that he and actress Ayaka Nagate had married. Professional wins (18) Japan Golf Tour wins (17) *''Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–2) Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onomichi, Hiroshima
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total area is 284.85 km2. It is well known for being featured in the 1953 film ''Tokyo Story'', the 1960 film ''The Naked Island'', and the 2016 video game '' Yakuza 6: The Song of Life''. History * 1168: The city's port opened and for the next 500 years served as a rice shipment center and port for all trades with foreign countries. Its commercial significance somewhat wavered during the Tokugawa period. * 1898: Onomichi Town in Mitsugi District becomes the second city in Hiroshima Prefecture. * 1935: The RMS ''Adriatic'' was scrapped in Onomichi. * 1937: The town of Kurihara and the village of Yoshiwa, both in Mitsugi District incorporated. * 1939: The village of Sanba from Numakuma District incorporated. * 1951: The village of Fukada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka Kimura
, born October 30, 1981 and known professionally as , is a Japanese actress and former singer. From 1998 to 2008, Nagate was part of Hello! Project as a member of the Japan-based girl group Coconuts Musume. History Nagate joined Hello! Project in 1999 after being discovered by , fellow Sharan Q bandmate of Tsunku, with four other girls, forming Coconuts Musume. Having lived most of her teenage years in Hawaii and attending English schools in Japan, Nagate is fluent in both Japanese and English. She is best known by foreign fans for her "Ayaka no Totsugeki Eikaiwa" (Ayaka's Surprise English Lessons) TV segment, where she would test the English skills of Morning Musume members. On April 30, 2008, Nagate left from Coconuts Musume and Hello! Project to pursue acting. The following day, it was revealed that she had signed with Tristone Entertainment, going under the stage name of Ayaka Nagate. Personal life On July 14, 2008, it was announced that she and professional gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Japan Golf Tour ...
The 2006 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 15 December 2005 to 3 December 2006. The season consisted of 29 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2006 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] |
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
is a Japanese professional golfer. Yoneyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Yoneyama has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His most successful year was 1999 when he won three times and finished tied 15th in The Open Championship. Professional wins (6) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) ''*Note: The 1999 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1) Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3) *2017 Fancl Classic, Hiroshima Senior Golf Tournament *2018 Japan PGA Senior Championship Results in major championships ''Note: Yoneyama only played in The Open Championship.'' "T" = tied Team appearances *Alfred Dunhill Cup The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000, sponsored by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. It was for three-man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Yates (golfer)
Simon Yates (born 16 March 1970) is a Scottish golfer. Turning professional in 1989, Yates relocated to Thailand after holidaying in Asia and deciding to base himself in the region. He has played on the Asian Tour since its first official season in 1995. He placed third on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in both 1999 and 2004 and was one of the first ten players to reach career earnings of a million U.S. dollars on the tour. Although he has only won twice, he has 14 runner-up finishes on the Asian Tour. Professional wins (6) Asian Tour wins (2) 1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour The Korean Tour is a men's professional golf tour run by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) of South Korea. In 2011, it had total prize money of about US$14 million. Professional golf in Korea dates back to the mid 20th century. ... Asian Tour playoff record (0–4) All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2) * 2003 Cotto Open * 2004 Singha Southern Open China Tour wins (1) Other wins (2) *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Wi
Charlie Wi ( ko, 위창수; born 3 January 1972) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He previously played on the PGA, European, and Asian Tours. He was a one-time winner on the European Tour, and a seven-time winner on the Asian Tour. Early life and amateur career Wi was born in Seoul, and moved to Los Angeles, United States at the age of 10. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, after briefly attending the University of Nevada, Reno and had a successful amateur career. Professional career Wi turned professional in 1995. Early in his career, Wi played all over the world, competing on the European, Asian and Japanese tours. He had most success on the Asian Tour where he finished second on the money list in 2001, just behind Thongchai Jaidee, having won three times during the season. Wi earned his place on the PGA Tour for 2005 when he successfully negotiated all three stages of the 2004 qualifying school. However, he did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Oh
TED may refer to: Economics and finance * TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar Education * ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association ** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey ** Transvaal Education Department (TED) Entertainment and media * TED (conference) (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) * ''Tenders Electronic Daily'', a journal on government procurement in the European Union * Turner Field (The Ted), of the Atlanta Braves until 2017 Technology and computing * MOS Technology TED The 7360/8360 Text Editing Device (TED) was an integrated circuit made by MOS Technology, Inc. It was a video chip that also contained sound generation hardware, DRAM refresh circuitry, interval timers, and keyboard input handling. It was desig ..., an integrated circuit * TED Notepad, a freeware portable plain-text editor * Television Electronic Disc, an early Telefunken video disc * Transferred electron device or Gunn diode * TransLattice Ela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūsaku Miyazato
is a Japanese professional golfer. In 2006 he became the first modern-era golfer to make two hole in one shots in the same round of a PGA Tour event, at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada. Early life and amateur career Miyazato was born in Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He attended Tohoku Fukushi University, and won the Japanese collegiate championship in 2000, and the Japanese Amateur Championship in 2001. In December 2002, he announced his decision to turn pro before his upcoming graduation. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional career At the time of his holes in one, the PGA Tour announced that it was the first time since they had started keeping records. However, research later turned up confirming that an amateur golfer, W.W. "Bill" Whedon, also hit two in the opening round of the 1955 Insurance City Open. In November 2015, Miyazato won the Dunlop Phoenix event, one of the more prestigious events on the Japan Golf Tour to earn his third tour level vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Gohda
Hiroshi Gohda (born 10 October 1964) is a Japanese professional golfer. Gohda played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning once. Professional wins (4) PGA of Japan Tour wins (1) Japan Challenge Tour wins (3) *1987 Mito Green Open * 1992 Korakuen Cup (1st), Sports Shinko Open Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut ''Note: Gohda only played in The Open Championship.'' Team appearances *World Cup (representing Japan): 1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ... External links * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture 1964 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joon Chung
Joon may refer to: * Joon (airline), a former French leisure airline based in Paris * Joon (Chinese name) * Joon (Korean name) * Joon Wolfsberg, German singer and songwriter * Pieter Joon, Dutch businessman, founded the World Organization Volleyball for Disabled * Rajiv Kumar Joon, Indian Army officer, received the Ashoka Chakra award * Joon, a character in the film ''Benny & Joon ''Benny & Joon'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about how two eccentric individuals, Sam ( Johnny Depp) and Juniper "Joon" (Mary Stuart Masterson), find each other and fall in love. Aidan Quinn also s ...'' * Joon Yorigami, a character from Touhou Project See also * Jun (other) * June (other) * {{dab, surname, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Japan Okinawa Open
The Asia Japan Okinawa Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part of the 2006 season. The prize fund was US$ The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...830,000 each of the first two years. Tournament hosts Winners Earlier tournament An earlier Okinawa Open was played at Awase Meadows golf course from 1961 until 1972. *1972 Chen Chien-chin *1971 Hung Fa *1970 Hiroshi Nomiyama *1969 Chang Tung-chan *1968 Frank Kadota *1967 Chen Chien-chin *1966 Hsu Sheng-san *1965 Bick Long *1964 Finegan Higa *1963 Kuo Chie Hsiung *1962 Kuo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Japan Golf Tour ...
The 2004 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 18 December 2003 to 5 December 2004. The season consisted of 29 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2004 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] |
