Tsuyoshi Yoneyama | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | 15 March 1965
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 6 |
Highest ranking | 87 (23 January 2000)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T15: 1999 |
Medal record |
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (米山 剛, Yoneyama Tsuyoshi, born 15 March 1965) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Yoneyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture.[2]
Yoneyama has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His most successful year was 1999 when he won three times and finished tied 15th in The Open Championship.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 30 May 1999 | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | −16 (69-69-66-64=268) | Playoff | Kazuhiko Hosokawa |
2 | 29 Aug 1999 | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | −11 (70-66-69=205)* | 1 stroke | Takao Nogami |
3 | 28 Nov 1999 | Casio World Open | −14 (70-71-68-65=274) | 1 stroke | Taichi Teshima |
*Note: The 1999 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1999 | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Kazuhiko Hosokawa, Masayuki Kawamura | Kawamura won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1999 | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | Kazuhiko Hosokawa | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 |
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The Open Championship | T15 | T41 |
Note: Yoneyama only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied