Jinichiro Kozuma (born 7 July 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour since 2012, where he was won twice; at the 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters and the 2022 Token Homemate Cup.[1]

Jinichiro Kozuma
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Personal information
Born (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 29)
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)[1]
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
LIV Golf
Former tour(s)Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking94 (3 April 2022)[2]
(as of 5 May 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2022
U.S. OpenCUT: 2022
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Professional wins (4) edit

Japan Golf Tour wins (2) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 15 Nov 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters −8 (71-65-68-68=272) 1 stroke   Ryosuke Kinoshita
2 3 Apr 2022 Token Homemate Cup −14 (66-69-66-69=270) Playoff   Yuto Katsuragawa

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022 Token Homemate Cup   Yuto Katsuragawa Won with birdie on first extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 23 Sep 2016 Elite Grips Challenge −13 (66-65=131) 1 stroke   Daijiro Izumida,   Hiroyuki Nagamatsu

Other wins (1) edit

Results in major championships edit

Tournament 2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Jinichiro Kozuma". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Week 14 2022 Ending 3 Apr 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

External links edit