is a Japanese

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. Arai played on the

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, winning six times. He also played on the

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in the 1980s; 45 events from 1983 to 1989, including 16 events in 1986. His best finish was a tie for second at the 1985

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. He played on the

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in 2000, with one top-10 finish at The Instinet Classic.

Professional wins (19)

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–4)

Other wins (12)

*1972

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*1976 Nagano Open *1978 Asahi Toy Ohashi Kyosen Invitational, Gunma Open *1980 Hakuryuko Open, Gunma Open *1982 Saitama Open *1984 Meikyukai Golden Star Charity Tournament, Gunma Open *1985 Meikyukai Golden Star Charity Tournament *1986 Asahi Breweries Ohashi Kyosen Tournament *1993 Sekisui Harmonate Meikyukai Charity Tournament

Senior wins (1)

*1993 Maruman Senior Tournament

Results in major championships

''Note: Arai only played in the Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

(representing Japan):

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

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 ...

(representing Japan):

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

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(representing Japan): 1985

External links

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Kikuo Arai
at the PGA of Japan official website (in Japanese) * * * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture 1943 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub