Masashi Ozaki
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox golfer Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks between 1989 and 1998.[1] He is the most successful player of all time on the Japan Golf Tour, having led the money list a record 12 times and won 94 tournaments, over 40 more than the second highest player. Ozaki was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.[2]
Early life
Ozaki was born in Kaifu District, Tokushima.
Professional career
Ozaki was a professional baseball pitcher/outfielder from 1965 to 1967 with the Nishitetsu Lions.[3][4][5][6] However, he turned to professional golf at the age of 23 and won the Japan PGA Championship the following year.
Ozaki led the Japan Golf Tour in earnings in 1973–1974, 1977, 1988–1990, 1992, and 1994–1998. Ozaki finished 8th at the 1973 Masters Tournament and finished 6th at the 1989 U.S. Open. He competed at the Masters 19 times. He played occasionally on the PGA Tour from 1972 to 2000, in 96 tournaments, though never more than nine in one year. In these starts, his best finish was a T-4 at the 1993 Memorial Tournament.[7][8] Ozaki played on the International Team in the 1996 Presidents Cup. Ozaki built "AON Age" with his rivals Isao Aoki and Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima.
As late as 2019, he still played occasionally on the Japan Golf Tour.
Personal life
Ozaki's brothers Tateo "Jet" Ozaki and Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki are also successful touring professional golfers.
Professional wins (114)
Japan Golf Tour wins (94)
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (2) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (92) |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (12–9)
Asia Golf Circuit wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Apr 1980 | Dunlop International Open1 | −11 (68-70-69-70=277) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Ho Ming-chung, Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh |
| 2 | 24 Apr 1988 | Dunlop Open1 (2) | −10 (69-70-69-70=278) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon David Ishii |
| 3 | 26 Apr 1992 | Dunlop Open1 (3) | −2 (69-76-72-69=286) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Brent Franklin |
| 4 | 24 Apr 1994 | Dunlop Open1 (4) | −14 (67-68-70-69=274) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Hsieh Chin-sheng |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 | Sobu International Open | Template:Flagicon Shigeru Uchida | Lost to eagle on third extra hole |
| 2 | 1992 | Dunlop Open | Template:Flagicon Brent Franklin | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jan 1972 | New Zealand PGA Championship | −15 (68-65-69-67=269) | 7 strokes | Template:Flagicon Bob Charles, Template:Flagicon Takashi Murakami |
Other Japan wins (18)
- 1971 (5) Japan PGA Championship, Nippon Series, Golf Digest Tournament, Miki Gold Cup (tie with Billy Casper), Setouchi Series Hiroshima leg
- 1972 (9) Wizard Tournament, Sapporo Open, Kanto Open, All Nippon Doubles, Nippon Series, Grand Monarch Tournament, First Flight Tournament, Chiba Open, Asahi International
- 1976 Chiba Open
- 1984 Kanagawa Open
- 1985 Kanagawa Open
- 1992 Sanko Grand Summer Tournament
Other wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Feb 1990 | Nissan Super Skins | $370,000 | $110,000 | Template:Flagicon Greg Norman |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T8 | CUT | T43 | T33 | CUT | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T14 | T10 | ||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T18 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T17 | CUT | T6 | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T60 | T35 | T11 | T30 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 23 | T35 | T45 | CUT | T29 | CUT | 42 | CUT | CUT | T28 | |
| U.S. Open | T24 | CUT | T23 | T33 | T28 | T28 | T67 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T38 | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T69 | T47 | T49 | CUT | CUT | 78 |
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 29 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T45 | CUT | T27 | WD | 82 | T29 | T29 | T50 | CUT |
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CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
This list may be incomplete.
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1974, 1988
- Four Tours World Championship: (representing Japan) 1986 (winners), 1987, 1989
- Presidents Cup (International team): 1996
See also
- List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
- Jumbo Ozaki no Hole In One - Famicom and Super Famicom video game
References
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- ↑ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
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- ↑ Masashi Ozaki career baseball stats
- ↑ 1965 Pacific League stats
- ↑ 1966 Pacific League stats
- ↑ 1967 Pacific League stats
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External links
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