Masaji Kusakabe (born 7 August 1946) 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 ...

. Kusakabe 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 ...

, winning eight official tournaments and several others.

Professional wins (20)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (8)

''*Note: Tournament shortened to 27/36/54/63 holes due to weather.'' PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (9)

*1968 Mizuno Pro Rookies Tournament *1971 Chiba Open *1973 Chiba Open *1976 Mizuno Tournament *1977 Mizuno Tournament, Gunma Open *1980 Chiba Open *1983 Munising Classic *1994 Ibaraki Open

Senior wins (3)

*1996 Komatsu Nagoya TV Open *1997 Japan Ginseng Pharmaceutical West Japan Senior Open *1999 Old Man Per Senior Open

External links

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Masaji Kusakabe
at the PGA of Japan official website (in Japanese) * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture 1946 births Living people 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub