is a Japanese

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. In 2006 he became the first modern-era golfer to make two

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shots in the same round of a

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event, at the Reno-Tahoe Open in

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Early life and amateur career

Miyazato was born in

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. He attended Tohoku Fukushi University, and won the Japanese collegiate championship in 2000, and the Japanese Amateur Championship in 2001. In December 2002, he announced his decision to turn pro before his upcoming graduation. He currently plays on the

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Professional career

At the time of his holes in one, the PGA Tour announced that it was the first time since they had started keeping records. However, research later turned up confirming that an amateur golfer, W.W. "Bill" Whedon, also hit two in the opening round of the 1955 Insurance City Open. In November 2015, Miyazato won the Dunlop Phoenix event, one of the more prestigious events on the

to earn his third tour level victory. He shot rounds of 64-69 on the weekend to win by two strokes. In April 2017, Miyazato won his fourth event on the Japanese Tour, The Crowns, followed two weeks later by another win in the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup. At the 2017 Indonesian Masters, Miyazato finished in solo 4th, earning enough

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points to finish the year in the Top 50, thus earning an invitation to the 2018 Masters Tournament, his first appearance.

Personal life

His younger sister,

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, was also a professional golfer and competed on the

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Professional wins (8)

Japan Golf Tour wins (7)

Other wins (1)

*2013 Kyusyu Open

Results in major championships

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

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Japan):

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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(representing Asia/Pacific): 2000, 2002 (winners)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyazato, Yusaku Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Asian Games medalists in golf Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Golfers at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Golfers at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Golfers from Okinawa Prefecture 1980 births Living people