Masaru Amono (9 August 1942 – 28 July 2006), also known as Masaru Amano, was a Japanese professional golfer.

Masaru Amono
Personal information
Born(1942-08-09)9 August 1942
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Died28 July 2006(2006-07-28) (aged 63)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3

Amono played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times. As a senior golfer, he won the 1995 Senior PGA Tour qualifying school in the United States and played on the tour in 1996. His best finishes were a pair of tied for fourths at the Cadillac NFL Golf Classic and the Northville Long Island Classic.

Professional wins (3)

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 21 Oct 1978 Golf Digest Tournament −8 (66-69-74-71=280) 1 stroke   Shinsaku Maeda,   Masashi Ozaki
2 23 Sep 1979 Kanto Open −10 (68-76-69-65=278) 2 strokes   Kikuo Arai,   Kenji Mori,
  Masashi Ozaki
3 17 Jul 1983 Gunmaken Open −2 (72-68-74=214) 1 stroke   Pete Izumikawa,   Akira Yabe
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