is a Japanese
professional golfer.
Kataoka plays on the
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wo ...
and the
Japan Golf 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 ...
. On the Asian Tour, he has three top-10 finishes including a trio of third places: 2011
Mercuries Taiwan Masters, 2013
CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters, and 2013
Queen's Cup
The Queen's Cup was an annual football cup competition in Thailand, run by the Football Association of Thailand. The competition was named after Queen Sirikit.
It was first contested in 1970, with Bangkok Bank and Royal Thai Air Force joint win ...
. On the Japan Golf Tour, he won the 2015
Kansai Open Golf Championship,
the 2016
Top Cup Tokai Classic and the 2017
Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf
The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. Founded in 1969, the event has been hosted at different courses throughout Japan, including on all four major islands. In 2022, the purse was ¥100,000,000, with ¥20,000,000 going to ...
.
Professional wins (4)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Asian Tour
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Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
Asian Tour wins (1)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Japan Golf 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 ...
Other wins (1)
*2007
Chushikoku Open
The Chushikoku Open is a golf tournament which was on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was first played in 1971. The event is usually held in September at a variety of courses in Southern Honshu and on Shikoku island.
Winners
''this list ...
(as an amateur)
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
References
External links
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Japanese male golfers
Japan Golf Tour golfers
Asian Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Kōchi Prefecture
1988 births
Living people
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