Hideyo Sugimoto (born 16 February 1938) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Early life

Sugimoto was born in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan in 1938. He started to play golf at the age of 17.

Professional career

Sugimoto turned professional in 1959. In the mid-1960s, he had much success. One of his first successes was at the 1963 Yomiuri International, the final tournament of the year on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he finished runner-up to American

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. Later in the year, in August, he recorded another runner-up performance against an international field, finishing solo second to Kel Nagle at the Lake Karrinyup Bowl in

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. In 1965, he won the

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, the country's national open. As of March 1968, Sugimoto was under a one year suspension by the Japanese PGA. He attempted to make it onto the

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at Spring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School. He was successful. Sugimoto played in fourteen events during the year, including the Masters and U.S. Open. He made the cut in nine events, including the Masters. In 1969, Sugimoto returned to Japan and had great success, winning six times in his home country and the Taiwan Open. During this era, Australian legend

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considered Sugimoto and Kenji Hosoishi to be the best golfers in Japan. During this the early 1970s, he had success with fellow Japanese professional

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, winning three events with him. Sugimoto's first win on the

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, the 1973 All Nippon Doubles, was with Murakami. Sugimoto played on tour through the decade. One of his final top performances was at the 1978

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where he finished second to

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in a playoff.

Professional wins (18)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

*1973 All Nippon Doubles (with

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Japanese circuit wins (13)

*1964 Japan Open, Yomiuri International (not an Asia Golf Circuit event in 1964) *1965 Grand Monarch *1966

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, Golden Match *1969 Japan Open, All Nippon Doubles (with

), Nippon Series, Aitaka Open,

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, Golden Match *1970 All Nippon Doubles (with

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Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

Taiwan Open *

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

Philippine Open *

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

Malaysian Open

Results in major championships

''Note: Sugimoto never played in

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or the

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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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(representing Japan): 1965, 1966,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sugimoto, Hideyo Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture 1938 births Living people