Kikuo Arai

Kikuo Arai (新井規矩雄, Arai Kikuo, born 11 December 1943) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Kikuo Arai
新井規矩雄
Personal information
Born (1943-12-11) 11 December 1943
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour6
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT39: 1983

Arai played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times. He also played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s; 45 events from 1983 to 1989, including 16 events in 1986. His best finish was a tie for second at the 1985 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. He played on the Champions Tour in 2000, with one top-10 finish at The Instinet Classic.

Professional wins (8)

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 9 Aug 1981 Mizuno Open −12 (69-65-71-69=274)
2 23 May 1982 Pepsi Ube Open −11 (67-68-70-72=277) 2 strokes Motomasa Aoki
3 8 Aug 1982 Descente Cup Hokkoku Open −12 (71-67-71-67=276)
4 3 Apr 1983 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament −2 (69-69=138) Playoff David Ishii, Teruo Sugihara
5 9 Jul 1983 Toyamaken Open −7 (65-70=135)
6 24 Jun 1984 Mizuno Open (2) −9 (70-69-69-71=279) 1 stroke

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1982 Bridgestone Tournament Hsieh Min-Nan Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 1983 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament David Ishii, Teruo Sugihara Won with par on fourth extra hole
Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole
3 1983 Chunichi Crowns Chen Tze-ming, David Ishii Chen won with par on second extra hole
4 1983 Kanto Open Saburo Fujiki, Masashi Ozaki
5 1986 Daikyo Open Tateo Ozaki Lost to par on third extra hole

Other wins (2)

  • 1972 Tokai Classic
  • 1980 Hakuryuko Open

Results in major championships

Tournament 1983 1984 1985
The Open Championship T39 CUT CUT

Note: Arai only played in the Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1986
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

  • World Cup (representing Japan): 1983
  • Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1985
  • Nissan Cup (representing Japan): 1985
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