Kenichi Kuboya

Kenichi Kuboya (Japanese: 久保谷 健一, born 11 March 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Kenichi Kuboya
久保谷 健一
Personal information
Born (1972-03-11) 11 March 1972
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Nationality Japan
Career
CollegeMeiji University
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking73 (22 November 2009)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour7
Asian Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT68: 2011
The Open ChampionshipT27: 2009

Kuboya won four events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1997 and 2002, picking up two wins in each of those seasons.

Both of Kuboya's wins on the Japan Golf Tour in 2002 came in playoffs against seasoned campaigners. He beat Shingo Katayama in extra holes at the Japan PGA Championship and another win against former Open champion Todd Hamilton at the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup. This remains the biggest win of his career.

Kuboya had a brief stint on the PGA Tour where he played a full season in 2003. His best finish of the year was a T13 at the 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania and he was not able to keep his card. He would go back to play on the Japan Golf Tour in 2004, where he currently plays.

Kuboya played in his first major championship in 2002 at The Open Championship, where he made the cut, but did not contend on the weekend. His next major was the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry in Scotland. He finished his first round birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie to finish in a tie for second. He would finish the tournament tied for 27th.

Kuboya won his fifth Japan Golf Tour title at the 2011 Canon Open, nine years after his last win and subsequently won the 2012 Japan Open and the 2017 Panasonic Open.

Professional wins (7)

Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
Legend
Japan Opens (1)
Japan majors (2)
Other Japan Golf Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 11 May 1997 Fujisankei Classic –5 (68-69-73-69=279) 1 stroke Yoshinori Kaneko, Masashi Ozaki
2 14 Dec 1997 Daikyo Open –21 (66-64-68-65=263) 1 stroke Katsunori Kuwabara, Brian Watts
3 19 May 2002 Japan PGA Championship –9 (74-70-68-67=279) Playoff Shingo Katayama
4 26 May 2002 Munsingwear Open KSB Cup –11 (66-70-68-69=273) Playoff Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa, Todd Hamilton
5 9 Oct 2011 Canon Open –14 (68-67-70-69=274) 5 strokes Chawalit Plaphol, Brad Kennedy,
Mamo Osanai
6 14 Oct 2012 Japan Open Golf Championship +8 (74-73-75-70=292) 1 stroke Juvic Pagunsan
7 23 Apr 2017 Panasonic Open Golf Championship1 –11 (69-71-69-64=273) Playoff Katsumasa Miyamoto

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2002 Japan PGA Championship Shingo Katayama Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2002 Munsingwear Open KSB Cup Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa, Todd Hamilton Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
3 2011 Japan Open Golf Championship Bae Sang-moon Lost to par on first extra hole
4 2017 Panasonic Open Golf Championship Katsumasa Miyamoto Won after concession on first extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T68
The Open Championship T59 T27 CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Match Play
Championship 64
Invitational
Champions T69
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

References
  1. "Week 47 2009 Ending 22 Nov 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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