Masahiro Kuramoto
| Masahiro Kuramoto 倉本昌弘 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Massy |
| Born | 9 September 1955 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 47 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 30 (6th all time) |
| European Senior Tour | 2 |
| Other | 15 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T42: 1982 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1993, 1994 |
| The Open Championship | T4: 1982 |
Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto (倉本昌弘, Kuramoto Masahiro, born 9 September 1955) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Early life
[edit]Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He turned professional in 1981.
Professional career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 1975 Japan Amateur Championship
- 1977 Japan Amateur Championship
- 1980 Japan Amateur Championship
Professional wins (47)
[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (30)
[edit]| 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 |  Kenji Sogame
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| 2 | 16 Aug 1981 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | −8 (65-72-72-71=280) | 5 strokes | Saburo Fujiki, Keiichi Hoshino
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| 3 | 5 Sep 1981 | Chushikoku Open (2) | −3 (70-76-67=213) | 5 strokes | Hideto Shigenobu
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| 4 | 20 Sep 1981 | ANA Sapporo Open | −6 (67-73-69-73=282) | 3 strokes | Kikuo Arai
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| 5 | 11 Oct 1981 | Tokai Classic | −7 (68-71-70=209)* | Playoff | Fujio Kobayashi, Tōru Nakamura, Hideto Shigenobu
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| 6 | 25 Jul 1982 | Japan PGA Championship | −14 (67-69-69-69=274) | 4 strokes |  Hsieh Min-Nan
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| 7 | 4 Sep 1982 | Chushikoku Open (3) | −10 (67-70-73-68=278) | 4 strokes | Norio Mikami
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| 8 | 3 Sep 1983 | Chushikoku Open (4) | −16 (70-66-70-66=272) | 5 strokes | Hideto Shigenobu
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| 9 | 9 Oct 1983 | Tokai Classic (2) | −12 (64-69-72-71=276) | 2 strokes | Naomichi Ozaki
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| 10 | 2 Sep 1984 | Chushikoku Open (5) | +5 (68-73-72-76=289) | Playoff | Hideto Shigenobu
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| 11 | 21 Oct 1984 | Bridgestone Tournament | −9 (67-74-67-71=279) | Playoff | Chen Tze-chung, Yoshihisa Iwashita, Sam Torrance
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| 12 | 29 Sep 1985 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −7 (66-72-71=209)* | Shared title with Kazushige Kono and  Payne Stewart
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| 13 | 27 Oct 1985 | Bridgestone Open (2) | −15 (71-67-68-67=273) | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki
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| 14 | 21 Sep 1986 | ANA Open (2) | −7 (73-72-66-70=281) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki
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| 15 | 5 Oct 1986 | Tokai Classic (3) | −17 (68-69-65-69=271) | 9 strokes | Shinsaku Maeda
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| 16 | 23 Aug 1987 | Maruman Open | −24 (64-62-67-71=264) | 4 strokes | Masashi Ozaki
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| 17 | 6 Sep 1987 | Chushikoku Open (6) | −8 (71-70-70-69=280) | 5 strokes | Tadami Ueno
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| 18 | 5 Jun 1988 | Sendai Classic | −9 (67-67-70=204)* | 2 strokes | Futoshi Irino
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| 19 | 19 Jun 1988 | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | −11 (68-66-74-69=277) | 4 strokes |  Ian Baker-Finch, Tsukasa Watanabe, Yoshikazu Yokoshima
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| 20 | 3 Jul 1988 | Kansai Pro Championship | −12 (71-69-68-68=276) | 1 stroke | Yurio Akitomi, Norio Mikami
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| 21 | 28 Aug 1988 | KBC Augusta | −12 (67-71-65-73=276) | 2 strokes | Hajime Meshiai, Masashi Ozaki, Nobumitsu Yuhara
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| 22 | 4 Sep 1988 | Chushikoku Open (7) | −22 (67-63-65-71=266) | 13 strokes | Tadami Ueno
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| 23 | 25 Mar 1990 | Seto Uthumi Open | +7 (75-67-78-75=295) | 1 stroke | Ryoken Kawagishi, Noboru Sugai
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| 24 | 10 Nov 1991 | Acom International | 32 pts (7-7-18=32)* | 10 points |  Brent Franklin, Tōru Nakamura, Yoshi Mizumaki
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| 25 | 17 May 1992 | Japan PGA Championship (2) | −7 (68-71-71-71=281) | Playoff | Tsuneyuki Nakajima
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| 26 | 25 Oct 1992 | Bridgestone Open (3) | −17 (68-67-70-66=271) | Playoff | Tetsu Nishikawa
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| 27 | 13 Dec 1992 | Daikyo Open | −13 (66-73-67-65=271) | 4 strokes | David Ishii
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| 28 | 5 Jun 1994 | JCB Classic Sendai (2) | −13 (71-65-67-68=271) | 2 strokes | Roger Mackay, Toshiaki Sudo
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| 29 | 10 Sep 1995 | Suntory Open | −15 (67-64-71-71=273) | 3 strokes | Takaaki Fukuzawa, Satoshi Higashi, Nobuo Serizawa
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| 30 | 28 Sep 2003 | Acom International (2) | −13 (59-69-70-73=271) | Playoff | Katsumasa Miyamoto, Masashi Ozaki
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*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 | Fujio Kobayashi, Tōru Nakamura, Hideto Shigenobu
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Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1983 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Masashi Ozaki
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Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1984 | Chushikoku Open | Hideto Shigenobu
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| 4 | 1984 | Bridgestone Tournament | Chen Tze-chung, Yoshihisa Iwashita, Sam Torrance
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Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1985 | Bridgestone Aso Open | Hsieh Min-Nan
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| 6 | 1991 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Rick Gibson, Shinsaku Maeda
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Gibson won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 7 | 1992 | Japan PGA Championship | Tsuneyuki Nakajima
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Won with par on second extra hole |
| 8 | 1992 | Nikkei Cup | Kiyoshi Murota
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 9 | 1992 | Bridgestone Open | Tetsu Nishikawa
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Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 10 | 2003 | Acom International | Katsumasa Miyamoto, Masashi Ozaki
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (5)
[edit]- 1981 Wakayama Open, Hyogo Open
- 1983 House Foods Kyosen Invitation
- 1985 KSB Setonaikai Open
- 2014 Legend Charity Pro-Am
European Senior Tour wins (2)
[edit]| 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 | Satoshi Higashi,  Frankie Miñoza, Kiyoshi Murota
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| 2 | 24 Jun 2012 | Van Lanschot Senior Open | E (75-72-69=216) | 2 strokes | Andrew Oldcorn
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1Co-sanctioned by the Japan PGA Senior Tour
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (10)
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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| 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.
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]This list may be incomplete.
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1976
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1985, 1992
- Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1988, 1990
- Royal Trophy (Asian team): 2006 (non-playing captain)
See also
[edit]- 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
- Lowest rounds of golf
External links
[edit]- Masahiro Kuramoto at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the PGA of Japan official website
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the PGA Tour official site
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the European Tour official site
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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