Masahiro Kuramoto
Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto (倉本昌弘, Kuramoto Masahiro, born 9 September 1955) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Masahiro Kuramoto 倉本昌弘 | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | Massy |
Born | Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan | 9 September 1955
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) |
Nationality | |
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 | 41 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 30 (6th all-time) |
European Senior Tour | 2 |
Other | 9 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T42: 1982 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 1993, 1994 |
The Open Championship | T4: 1982 |
Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He turned professional in 1981. He has won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking fifth on the career list. He ranks seventh on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥.
Kuramoto was medalist at the 1992 PGA Tour qualifying school and played full-time on the Tour in 1993. He played 65 times on the PGA Tour from 1978 to 1997. His best finish was a T-4 at the 1982 British Open (also his best finish in a major championship).
In 2005, he was medalist at the Champions Tour qualifying school, and he began play on that tour in 2006. His best finish is a fourth-place finish in the 2006 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.
Amateur wins
- 1975 Japan Amateur Championship
- 1977 Japan Amateur Championship
- 1980 Japan Amateur Championship
Professional wins (41)
Japan Golf Tour wins (30)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 28 Sep 1980 | Chushikoku Open (as an amateur) |
−7 (69-70-68-74=281) | ||
2 | 16 Aug 1981 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | −8 (65-72-72-71=280) | ||
3 | 5 Sep 1981 | Chushikoku Open | −3 (70-76-67=213) | ||
4 | 20 Sep 1981 | ANA Sapporo Open | −6 (67-73-69-73=282) | 3 strokes | |
5 | 11 Oct 1981 | Tokai Classic | −7 (68-71-70=209)* | Playoff | |
6 | 25 Jul 1982 | Japan PGA Championship | −14 (67-69-69-69=274) | 4 strokes | |
7 | 4 Sep 1982 | Chushikoku Open (2) | −10 (67-70-73-68=278) | ||
8 | 3 Sep 1983 | Chushikoku Open (3) | −16 (70-66-70-66=272) | ||
9 | 9 Oct 1983 | Tokai Classic (2) | −12 (64-69-72-71=276) | 2 strokes | |
10 | 2 Sep 1983 | Chushikoku Open (4) | +5 (68-73-72-76=289) | Playoff | |
11 | 21 Oct 1984 | Bridgestone Tournament | −9 (67-74-67-71=279) | Playoff | |
12 | 29 Sep 1985 | Jun Classic | −7 (66-72-71=209)* | Shared title with | |
13 | 27 Oct 1985 | Bridgestone Open (2) | −15 (71-67-68-67=273) | 1 stroke | |
14 | 21 Sep 1986 | ANA Open (2) | −7 (73-72-66-70=281) | 2 strokes | |
15 | 5 Oct 1986 | Tokai Classic (3) | −17 (68-69-65-69=271) | 9 strokes | |
16 | 23 Aug 1987 | Maruman Open | −24 (64-62-67-71=264) | 4 strokes | |
17 | 6 Sep 1987 | Chushikoku Open (5) | −8 (71-70-70-69=280) | 5 strokes | |
18 | 5 Jun 1988 | Sendai Classic | −9 (67-67-70=204)* | 2 strokes | |
19 | 19 Jun 1988 | Yomiuri Open | −11 (68-66-74-69=277) | 4 strokes | |
20 | 3 Jul 1988 | Kansai Pro Championship | −12 (71-69-68-68=276) | 1 stroke | |
21 | 28 Aug 1988 | KBC Augusta | −12 (67-71-65-73=276) | 2 strokes | |
22 | 4 Sep 1988 | Chushikoku Open (6) | −22 (67-63-65-71=266) | 13 strokes | |
23 | 25 Mar 1990 | Seto Uthumi Open | +7 (75-67-78-75=295) | 1 stroke | |
24 | 10 Nov 1991 | Acom International | 32 pts (7-7-18=32)* | 10 points | |
25 | 17 May 1992 | Japan PGA Championship (2) | −7 (68-71-71-71=281) | Playoff | |
26 | 25 Oct 1992 | Bridgestone Open (3) | −17 (68-67-70-66=271) | Playoff | |
27 | 13 Dec 1992 | Daikyo Open | −13 (66-73-67-65=271) | 4 strokes | |
28 | 5 Jun 1994 | JCB Classic Sendai (2) | −13 (71-65-67-68=271) | 2 strokes | |
29 | 10 Sep 1995 | Suntory Open | −15 (67-64-71-71=273) | 3 strokes | |
30 | 28 Sep 2003 | Acom International (2) | −13 (59-69-70-73=271) | Playoff |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (6–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1981 | Tokai Classic | Won with par on first extra hole | |
2 | 1983 | Jun Classic | ||
3 | 1984 | Chushikoku Open | ||
4 | 1984 | Bridgestone Tournament | Won with eagle on first extra hole | |
5 | 1985 | Bridgestone ASO Open | ||
6 | 1991 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Gibson won with birdie on first extra hole | |
7 | 1992 | Japan PGA Championship | Won with par on second extra hole | |
8 | 1992 | Nikkei Cup | Lost to birdie on first extra hole | |
9 | 1992 | Bridgestone Open | Won with birdie on second extra hole | |
10 | 2003 | Acom International | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 1981 Wakayama Open, Hyogo-ken Open
European Senior Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 28 Nov 2010 (2011 season) |
Handa Cup Senior Masters | −17 (69-71-66-65=271) | 4 strokes | |
2 | 24 Jun 2012 | Van Lanschot Senior Open | E (75-72-69=216) | 2 strokes |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (7)
- 2007 Big Raisac Senior Open
- 2010 Japan Senior Open, Handa Cup Senior Masters
- 2014 Japan Senior Open
- 2015 Kyoshinkai Hiroshima Senior Championship
- 2016 Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament
- 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 |
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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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
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)
External links
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- 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