Seiichi Kanai (金井 清一, Kanai Seiichi, 24 July 1940 − 30 November 2022[1]) was a Japanese professional golfer.
| Seiichi Kanai 金井清一 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 July 1940 Niigata Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 30 November 2022 (aged 82) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Spouse | Sachiko |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1965 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 20 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 11 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1986 |
Kanai was born in Niigata. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional wins (20) edit
PGA of Japan Tour wins (11) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Sep 1976 | Japan PGA Championship | −7 (64-70-69-70=273) | Playoff |  Shichiro Enomoto,  Hsieh Min-Nan, Haruo Yasuda
|
| 2 | 16 Jul 1978 | Kanto Open | −3 (70-72-74-69=285) | Playoff | Minoru Hiyoshi, Hsieh Min-Nan
|
| 3 | 23 Aug 1981 | Kanto Pro Championship | −8 (71-68-69=208)* | Playoff | Yutaka Hagawa
|
| 4 | 27 Sep 1981 | Hiroshima Open | −14 (66-69-67=202)* | Playoff | Lu Hsi-chuen
|
| 5 | 29 May 1983 | Pepsi Ube Open | −14 (68-70-68-68=274) | 2 strokes | Kouichi Inoue
|
| 6 | 16 Oct 1983 | Golf Digest Tournament | −12 (69-70-69-68=276) | 2 strokes | Kouichi Inoue
|
| 7 | 24 Mar 1985 | Shizuoka Open | −4 (71-70-71-72=284) | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki, Tomishege Ikeda, Tōru Nakamura
|
| 8 | 8 Sep 1985 | Kanto Open | −11 (70-69-70-68=277) | 5 strokes | Toshiharu Kawada
|
| 9 | 15 Dec 1985 | Daikyo Open | −14 (67-66-70-71=274) | 5 strokes | Masahiro Kuramoto, Hisashi Suzumura, Tsukasa Watanabe
|
| 10 | 7 Jun 1987 | Tohoku Classic | −13 (71-69-70-65=275) | 2 strokes | Hajime Meshiai
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| 11 | 29 Jul 1990 | NST Niigata Open | −10 (70-72-67-69=278) | 1 stroke | Yukio Noguchi
|
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | Japan PGA Championship | Shichiro Enomoto, Hsieh Min-Nan, Haruo Yasuda
|
Won with par on third extra hole Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 1978 | Kanto Open | Minoru Hiyoshi, Hsieh Min-Nan
|
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| 3 | 1981 | Kanto Pro Championship | Yutaka Hagawa
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1981 | Hiroshima Open | Lu Hsi-chuen
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1985 | Japan PGA Championship | Tateo Ozaki
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1988 | Mizuno Open | Yoshimi Niizeki
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Mar 1986 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | +1 (72-73-70-70=285) | 1 stroke |  Ian Baker-Finch
|
Other wins (3) edit
this list is probably incomplete
- 1972 Japan PGA Championship
- 1975 Nagano Open
- 1980 Yamanashi Pro-Am
Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (5) edit
- 1990 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 1991 Japan Senior Open
- 1992 Japan Senior Open
- 1993 Japan Senior Open
- 1998 Japan PGA Senior Championship
Team appearances edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "ゴルファーの金井清一さん死去 日本プロ選手権2勝、82歳" [Golfer Seiichi Kanai dies at the age of 82 after winning two Japanese professional championships] (in Japanese). 20 January 2023.
External links edit
- Seiichi Kanai at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Seiichi Kanai at the Official World Golf Ranking official site