Masahiro Kuramoto

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox golfer Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese professional golfer.

Early life

Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He turned professional in 1981.

Professional career

Kuramoto won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking sixth on the career list. He ranks 13th on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥.

Kuramoto was medalist at the 1992 PGA Tour qualifying school and had full playing rights on the tour in 1993. He played 65 times on the PGA Tour from 1978 to 1997. His best finish was tied for fourth place at the 1982 Open Championship, which was also his best finish in a major championship.

Senior career

In 2005, Kuramoto turned 50 and was eligible to play on the Champions Tour. He qualified at the 2005 Champions Tour qualifying school. He made his first start at the Turtle Bay Championship in January 2006. His best finish on the Champions Tour was a fourth-place finish in the 2006 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. He also won two European Senior Tour events in 2010 and 2012.

Amateur wins

  • 1975 Japan Amateur Championship
  • 1977 Japan Amateur Championship
  • 1980 Japan Amateur Championship

Professional wins (47)

Japan Golf Tour wins (30)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 28 Sep 1980 Chushikoku Open
(as an amateur) 		−7 (69-70-68-74=281) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Kenji Sogame
2 16 Aug 1981 Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers −8 (65-72-72-71=280) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Saburo Fujiki, Template:Flagicon Keiichi Hoshino
3 5 Sep 1981 Chushikoku Open (2) −3 (70-76-67=213) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Hideto Shigenobu
4 20 Sep 1981 ANA Sapporo Open −6 (67-73-69-73=282) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Kikuo Arai
5 11 Oct 1981 Tokai Classic −7 (68-71-70=209)* Playoff Template:Flagicon Fujio Kobayashi, Template:Flagicon Tōru Nakamura,
Template:Flagicon Hideto Shigenobu
6 25 Jul 1982 Japan PGA Championship −14 (67-69-69-69=274) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Hsieh Min-Nan
7 4 Sep 1982 Chushikoku Open (3) −10 (67-70-73-68=278) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Norio Mikami
8 3 Sep 1983 Chushikoku Open (4) −16 (70-66-70-66=272) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Hideto Shigenobu
9 9 Oct 1983 Tokai Classic (2) −12 (64-69-72-71=276) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Naomichi Ozaki
10 2 Sep 1984 Chushikoku Open (5) +5 (68-73-72-76=289) Playoff Template:Flagicon Hideto Shigenobu
11 21 Oct 1984 Bridgestone Tournament −9 (67-74-67-71=279) Playoff Template:Flagicon Chen Tze-chung, Template:Flagicon Yoshihisa Iwashita,
Template:Flagicon Sam Torrance
12 29 Sep 1985 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic −7 (66-72-71=209)* Shared title with Template:Flagicon Kazushige Kono and Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart
13 27 Oct 1985 Bridgestone Open (2) −15 (71-67-68-67=273) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki
14 21 Sep 1986 ANA Open (2) −7 (73-72-66-70=281) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki
15 5 Oct 1986 Tokai Classic (3) −17 (68-69-65-69=271) 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Shinsaku Maeda
16 23 Aug 1987 Maruman Open −24 (64-62-67-71=264) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki
17 6 Sep 1987 Chushikoku Open (6) −8 (71-70-70-69=280) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Tadami Ueno
18 5 Jun 1988 Sendai Classic −9 (67-67-70=204)* 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Futoshi Irino
19 19 Jun 1988 Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open −11 (68-66-74-69=277) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Ian Baker-Finch, Template:Flagicon Tsukasa Watanabe,
Template:Flagicon Yoshikazu Yokoshima
20 3 Jul 1988 Kansai Pro Championship −12 (71-69-68-68=276) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Yurio Akitomi, Template:Flagicon Norio Mikami
21 28 Aug 1988 KBC Augusta −12 (67-71-65-73=276) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Hajime Meshiai, Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki,
Template:Flagicon Nobumitsu Yuhara
22 4 Sep 1988 Chushikoku Open (7) −22 (67-63-65-71=266) 13 strokes Template:Flagicon Tadami Ueno
23 25 Mar 1990 Seto Uthumi Open +7 (75-67-78-75=295) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ryoken Kawagishi, Template:Flagicon Noboru Sugai
24 10 Nov 1991 Acom International 32 pts (7-7-18=32)* 10 points Template:Flagicon Brent Franklin, Template:Flagicon Tōru Nakamura,
Template:Flagicon Yoshi Mizumaki
25 17 May 1992 Japan PGA Championship (2) −7 (68-71-71-71=281) Playoff Template:Flagicon Tsuneyuki Nakajima
26 25 Oct 1992 Bridgestone Open (3) −17 (68-67-70-66=271) Playoff Template:Flagicon Tetsu Nishikawa
27 13 Dec 1992 Daikyo Open −13 (66-73-67-65=271) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon David Ishii
28 5 Jun 1994 JCB Classic Sendai (2) −13 (71-65-67-68=271) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Roger Mackay, Template:Flagicon Toshiaki Sudo
29 10 Sep 1995 Suntory Open −15 (67-64-71-71=273) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Takaaki Fukuzawa, Template:Flagicon Satoshi Higashi,
Template:Flagicon Nobuo Serizawa
30 28 Sep 2003 Acom International (2) −13 (59-69-70-73=271) Playoff Template:Flagicon Katsumasa Miyamoto, Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (6–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1981 Tokai Classic Template:Flagicon Fujio Kobayashi, Template:Flagicon Tōru Nakamura,
Template:Flagicon Hideto Shigenobu 		Won with par on first extra hole
2 1983 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki Lost to par on first extra hole
3 1984 Chushikoku Open Template:Flagicon Hideto Shigenobu
4 1984 Bridgestone Tournament Template:Flagicon Chen Tze-chung, Template:Flagicon Yoshihisa Iwashita,
Template:Flagicon Sam Torrance 		Won with eagle on first extra hole
5 1985 Bridgestone Aso Open Template:Flagicon Hsieh Min-Nan
6 1991 Sapporo Tokyu Open Template:Flagicon Rick Gibson, Template:Flagicon Shinsaku Maeda Gibson won with birdie on first extra hole
7 1992 Japan PGA Championship Template:Flagicon Tsuneyuki Nakajima Won with par on second extra hole
8 1992 Nikkei Cup Template:Flagicon Kiyoshi Murota Lost to birdie on first extra hole
9 1992 Bridgestone Open Template:Flagicon Tetsu Nishikawa Won with birdie on second extra hole
10 2003 Acom International Template:Flagicon Katsumasa Miyamoto, Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

  • 1981 Wakayama Open, Hyogo Open
  • 1983 House Foods Kyosen Invitation
  • 1985 KSB Setonaikai Open
  • 2014 Legend Charity Pro-Am

European Senior Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 28 Nov 2010
(2011 season) 		Handa Cup Senior Masters1 −17 (69-71-66-65=271) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Satoshi Higashi, Template:Flagicon Frankie Miñoza,
Template:Flagicon Kiyoshi Murota
2 24 Jun 2012 Van Lanschot Senior Open E (75-72-69=216) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Andrew Oldcorn

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan PGA Senior Tour

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (10)

  • 2007 Big Raisac Senior Open
  • 2010 Japan Senior Open, Handa Cup Senior Masters
  • 2014 Japan Senior Open, Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament
  • 2015 Kyoshinkai Hiroshima Senior Championship
  • 2016 Uniden Grand Senior Championship, Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament
  • 2018 Uniden Grand Senior Championship
  • 2019 Starts Senior Golf Tournament

Results in major championships

Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT T4 T45 CUT T30 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T42 CUT CUT

Note: Kuramoto never played in the Masters Tournament.

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CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

This list may be incomplete.

Amateur

Professional

See also

External links

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