Katsuyoshi Tomori
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Career
Tomori was born in Okinawa Prefecture. He turned professional in 1982. His seven tournament wins on the Japan Golf Tour include the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament and the 1995 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup.
In 1996, Tomori became the first Japanese professional to enter the European Tour Qualifying School. He was successful and played in Europe for three seasons, making the top 80 on the Order of Merit each time, with a best Order of Merit placing of 47th in 1998. After the 2000 season, he returned to the Japan Golf Tour.
Tomori now plays in senior tournaments and in 2006 he became the fourth Japanese golfer to win a tournament on the European Seniors Tour when he won the Scandinavian Senior Open.[1]
Professional wins (12)
Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Sep 1987 | Kyusyu Open | E (70-73-75-70=288) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Kosei Sakai |
| 2 | 4 Sep 1988 | Kyusyu Open (2) | −5 (71-70-70-72=283) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Kiyotaka Oie (a) |
| 3 | 30 Jul 1989 | NST Niigata Open | E (71-70-76-71=288) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Tomohiro Maruyama |
| 4 | 2 Sep 1990 | Kyusyu Open (3) | −11 (69-69-67-72=277) | 6 strokes | Template:Flagicon Keiji Teshima, Template:Flagicon Kinpachi Yoshimura |
| 5 | 29 May 1994 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −11 (69-66-70=205)* | 6 strokes | Template:Flagicon Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
| 6 | 3 Sep 1995 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 2 and 1 | Template:Flagicon Shigeki Maruyama | |
| 7 | 8 Jun 2003 | JCB Classic Sendai | −20 (64-68-64-68=264) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Yūsaku Miyazato |
*Note: The 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989 | Kyusyu Open | Template:Flagicon Shinji Kuraoka | |
| 2 | 2001 | Sun Chlorella Classic | Template:Flagicon Hiroyuki Fujita | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2006 | Japan PGA Championship | Template:Flagicon Tomohiro Kondo | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
- 1986 Mito Green Open
Other wins (1)
- 1993 Kyusyu Open
European Seniors Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Aug 2006 | Scandinavian Senior Open | −14 (66-67-66=199) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Eamonn Darcy, Template:Flagicon José Rivero |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)
- 2005 Aderans Wellness Open
- 2007 PGA Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | T51 | T24 | T44 | T49 | CUT | 69 |
Note: Tomori only played in The Open Championship.
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Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1990, 1993
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1999
References
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