Yoshi Mizumaki
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Yoshi Mizumaki is a Japan
ese professional golfer
.
Mizumaki played on the Japan Golf Tour
, winning seven times. He also played on the PGA Tour
in 1994 and 1995. His best finish was a tie for second (playoff loss to Neal Lancaster
) in the 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic.
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 golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
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Mizumaki played 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...
, winning seven times. He also played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
in 1994 and 1995. His best finish was a tie for second (playoff loss to Neal Lancaster
Neal Lancaster
Grady Neal Lancaster is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Lancaster was born, raised and makes his home in Smithfield, North Carolina. He turned pro in 1985 as a completely self-taught player. He did not take his first golf lesson until 1992....
) in the 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic.
Japan Golf Tour wins
- 1989 Kanto OpenKanto OpenThe Kanto Open is a golf tournament in Japan. It was played as early as 1955 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was played in September at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete*1999 Hisayuki Sasaki...
- 1993 JCB Classic Sendai
- 1994 Pocari Sweat OpenPocari Sweat OpenThe Pocari Sweat Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1984 to 1994. It was played in April at the Hakuryuko Country Club in Hiroshima.-Winners:this list may be incompletePocari Sweat Open*1994 Yoshi Mizumaki...
, Sapporo Tokyu OpenSapporo Tokyu OpenThe Sapporo Tokyu Open was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1973 to 1998. The tournament was played in June on the Sapporo Kokusai Country Club from 1975... - 1996 Golf Digest TournamentGolf Digest TournamentThe Golf Digest Tournament was a golf tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1971 and was part of the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1997. It was played in October at the Tomei Country Club in Shizuoka.-Winners:Golf Digest Tournament*1997 Brandt Jobe...
- 1998 JCB Classic Sendai
- 2000 Tamanoi Yomiuri Open