is a Japanese

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who plays on the

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and

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. While playing on the

, Kodaira has had seven victories, including two Japan Golf Tour majors, the 2013

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and the 2015 Japan Open. He has also won once on the Japan Challenge Tour in 2012. In April 2018, Kodaira won the

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, for his first victory on the PGA Tour, in just his 15th start. Players ranked in the world top 50 are automatically invited to that tournament, and Kodaira had been in the top 50 for most of the year. He came from six strokes behind in the final round and posted a five-under 66 to sit in the clubhouse at −12, well before the leading groups finished.

Kim Si-woo Kim Si-woo ( ko, 김시우; born 28 June 1995), also known as Si Woo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2017 Players Championship to become the youngest ever winner of the event at age 21. Profess ...

, who had the lead, faltered on the remaining holes and fell back into a playoff with Kodaira. Both players parred the first two extra holes, before Kodaira holed a 25-foot putt for birdie to win on the third extra hole. The win lifted Kodaira to a career high 27th in the world rankings.

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Japan Golf Tour wins (7)

* The

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

Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the

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Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' "T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Japan):

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Professional *

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(representing Japan):

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* Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan):

References

External links

* * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Golfers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan Sportspeople from Tokyo 1989 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub