Katsunari Takahashi
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese professional golf
er of Korean ancestry.
Takahashi was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō
. He won 10 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour
and ranks 24th on the career victories
list.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er of Korean ancestry.
Takahashi was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
. He won 10 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour 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 men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
and ranks 24th on the career victories
Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
This is a list of golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973. The official Japan Golf Tour website lists winners beginning with the 1985 season...
list.
Japan Golf Tour wins (10)
- 1983 (2) Hokkaido OpenHokkaido OpenThe Hokkaido Open is a golf tournament which was on the Japan Golf Tour from 1977 to 1991. It was first played in 1967. It is played in September at a variety of courses in Hokkaidō.-Winners:this list is incomplete*2011 Eiji Mizoguchi*2010 Naruhito Ueda...
, Hiroshima Open - 1985 (3) Japan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipJapan PGA Match-Play Championship-Winners:Japan PGA Match-Play Championship*2003 Todd HamiltonJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup*2002 Nobuhito Sato*2001 Dean Wilson*2000 Kaname Yokoo*1999 Mamo Osanai*1998 Katsunori Kuwabara*1997 Shigeki Maruyama*1996 Nobuo Serizawa...
, Mizuno OpenMizuno OpenThe is a golf tournament played in Japan since 1971. It has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Beginning in 1998, the top four finishers in the Mizuno Open that were not already exempt into The Open Championship received exemptions. There is also a mini-money list of events up to and...
(tie with Tateo "Jet" Ozaki), Hokkaido OpenHokkaido OpenThe Hokkaido Open is a golf tournament which was on the Japan Golf Tour from 1977 to 1991. It was first played in 1967. It is played in September at a variety of courses in Hokkaidō.-Winners:this list is incomplete*2011 Eiji Mizoguchi*2010 Naruhito Ueda... - 1986 (1) Hokkaido OpenHokkaido OpenThe Hokkaido Open is a golf tournament which was on the Japan Golf Tour from 1977 to 1991. It was first played in 1967. It is played in September at a variety of courses in Hokkaidō.-Winners:this list is incomplete*2011 Eiji Mizoguchi*2010 Naruhito Ueda...
- 1987 (1) Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup
- 1988 (1) ABC Lark Cup
- 1990 (1) Hokkaido OpenHokkaido OpenThe Hokkaido Open is a golf tournament which was on the Japan Golf Tour from 1977 to 1991. It was first played in 1967. It is played in September at a variety of courses in Hokkaidō.-Winners:this list is incomplete*2011 Eiji Mizoguchi*2010 Naruhito Ueda...
- 1991 (1) Hokkaido OpenHokkaido OpenThe Hokkaido Open is a golf tournament which was on the Japan Golf Tour from 1977 to 1991. It was first played in 1967. It is played in September at a variety of courses in Hokkaidō.-Winners:this list is incomplete*2011 Eiji Mizoguchi*2010 Naruhito Ueda...
Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (7)
this list may be incomplete- 2000 (2) Japan PGA Senior ChampionshipJapan PGA Senior ChampionshipThe Japan PGA Senior Championship is one of the major events on the Japan Senior Tour. It was first played in 1962. The 2007 prize money was ¥50,000,000.-Winners:this list is incomplete*2010 Hideki Kase*2009 Kiyoshi Murota*2008 Tsukasa Watanabe...
, Japan Senior Open - 2001 (2) Komatsu Open, FANCL Senior Classic
- 2002 (1) FANCL Senior Classic
- 2003 (1) Japan Senior Open
- 2004 (1) Japan Senior Open