Kaname Yokoo (Japanese: 横尾要, born 24 July 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Kaname Yokoo 横尾要 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 24 July 1972
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Career | |
College | Nihon University |
Turned professional | 1995 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Highest ranking | 95 (3 September 2000)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 5 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | T57: 1999 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Career
editYokoo was born in Tokyo. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour and has five wins there. After he won the Japan PGA Match-Play Championship in 2000 he reached his highest world ranking of #95.[2]
Yokozuna’s played full-time on the PGA Tour from 2001 to 2003 with his best finish a T-2 at the 2002 Phoenix Open. He recorded four other top-10 finishes on tour.[3]
He finished runner-up at the 2005 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, losing to Tiger Woods in a playoff.
Amateur wins
edit- 1994 Asian Games
Professional wins (7)
editJapan Golf Tour wins (5)
editNo. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 Nov 1998 | Acom International | 46 pts (10-14-5-17=46) | 3 points | Katsumasa Miyamoto |
2 | 10 Oct 1999 | Tokai Classic | −14 (66-67-72-69=274) | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh |
3 | 3 Sep 2000 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 2 and 1 | Toru Taniguchi | |
4 | 24 Nov 2002 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 (66-65-69-69=269) | 1 stroke | Sergio García |
5 | 28 May 2006 | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | −9 (71-70-68-66=275) | 2 strokes | Nozomi Kawahara, Toru Suzuki |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2005 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Tiger Woods | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (2)
edit- 2009 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf
- 2017 Legend Charity Pro-Am
Results in major championships
editTournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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U.S. Open | T57 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Yokoo only played in the U.S. Open.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
editTournament | 2002 |
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The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
editTournament | 2003 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | T58 |
Did not play
"T" = Tied
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 35 2000 Ending 2 Sep 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Official World Golf Ranking – Kaname Yokoo – 2000". Official World Golf Ranking.
- ^ "Kaname Yokoo – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
External links
edit- Kaname Yokoo at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kaname Yokoo at the PGA Tour official site
- Kaname Yokoo at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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