Ryuichi Oda (Japanese: 小田龍一, born 12 December 1976) is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the Japan Golf Tour.

Ryuichi Oda
小田龍一
Personal information
Born (1976-12-12) 12 December 1976 (age 47)
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2010

Oda was born in Kagoshima Prefecture. He spent much of his amateur career developing his skills at the Kagoshima Country Club. He competed in two Japan Golf Tour events in 2002 (Token Corporation Cup and Tsuruya Open) and despite missing the cut on both occasions, became a professional in time for the Fujisankei Classic where he once again failed to get past the second day. It was not until the Diamond Cup Tournament before he made his first cut, finishing T55.

It was not until the 2009 Japan Open that Oda shot to fame. He only just avoided being cut after two rounds and by round three was tied for 5th place. He went on to beat Ryo Ishikawa and Yasuharu Imano in a three-man playoff. Oda would win on the Japan Golf Tour again in 2014, when he took victory at the Mynavi ABC Championship. He would win handily by 5 strokes over Koumei Oda and Hideto Tanihara.

Professional wins (3)

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Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

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Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 18 Oct 2009 Japan Open Golf Championship −6 (74-70-71-67=282) Playoff   Yasuharu Imano,   Ryo Ishikawa
2 2 Nov 2014 Mynavi ABC Championship −21 (68-67-66-62=263) 5 strokes   Koumei Oda,   Hideto Tanihara

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2009 Japan Open Golf Championship   Yasuharu Imano,   Ryo Ishikawa Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 2010
The Open Championship CUT

Note: Oda only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

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