is a Japanese

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Kobayashi has played on 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 ...

since 1999.Masanori Kobayashi - Japan Golf Tour - Results
He won his first title in 2011 at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open and his second at the

Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour from 2008 to 2020. Hosted by Panasonic, the event took place for the first time in September 2008 at Ibaraki Country Club in Ibaraki, Osaka ...

in 2012.Masanori Kobayashi - Japan Golf Tour - Lifetime Record
/ref> He also won two events on the

Japan Challenge Tour The Japan Challenge Tour (currently known as the AbemaTV Tour for sponsorships reasons), is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985. The 2018 schedule featured 12 tourn ...

in 2000.

Professional wins (6)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by 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 Wor ...

* The

Japan Open Golf Championship The is Japan's national open golf championship. Founded in 1927, it is one of the oldest professional golf tournaments in Japan. The Japan Open is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥210 million in ...

is also a Japan major championship. Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)

''*Note: The 2022 ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.''

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

WD = withdrew

References

External links

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