Satoshi Higashi
Satoshi Higashi (born 16 November 1960) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Satoshi Higashi | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 November 1960 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Highest ranking | 75 (12 November 1995)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1996 |
| PGA Championship | T78: 1996 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1996 |
Higashi has won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. His most successful year was 1995 when he won four times and finished second on the Japan Golf Tour's money list.
Professional wins (9)
Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jun 1987 | Yomiuri Open | −8 (68-67-70-75=280) | 1 stroke | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Graham Marsh, .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hajime Meshiai |
| 2 | 15 Jul 1990 | Nikkei Cup | −6 (70-74-64-74=282) | 1 stroke | Nobuo Serizawa |
| 3 | 19 May 1991 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | 2 up | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | |
| 4 | 2 Apr 1995 | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | −6 (72-68-69-73=282) | 1 stroke | Katsuyoshi Tomori |
| 5 | 16 Apr 1995 | Tsuruya Open | −9 (69-74-66-70=279) | 1 stroke | Kōki Idoki, Katsunori Kuwabara, Roger Mackay, Kiyoshi Maita, Yoshi Mizumaki |
| 6 | 24 Sep 1995 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −18 (68-69-65-68=270) | 1 stroke | Masashi Ozaki |
| 7 | 12 Nov 1995 | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −14 (70-66-71-67=274) | 4 strokes | Shigeki Maruyama |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Mizuno Open | Roger Mackay |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 1986 Acom Team Championship (with Hajime Meshiai)
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
- 2013 ISPS Handa Cup - Philanthropy Senior Tournament
Team appearances
- Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1990
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1991
References
- "Week 45 1995 Ending 12 Nov 1995" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
- Satoshi Higashi at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Satoshi Higashi at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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