Yoshinori Kaneko (金子 柱憲, Kaneko Yoshinori, born 4 March 1961) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Yoshinori Kaneko | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 4 March 1961 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1983 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Highest ranking | 62 (2 March 1997)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 6 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1997 |
| PGA Championship | T71: 1997 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1996 |
Kaneko played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times.
Professional wins (7) edit
Japan Golf Tour wins (6) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Sep 1991 | Kanto Open | −14 (69-69-64=202) | 5 strokes |  Eiichi Itai
|
| 2 | 5 Apr 1992 | Descente Classic | −9 (66-70-71-72=279) | 2 strokes | Masanobu Kimura
|
| 3 | 10 Mar 1996 | Token Corporation Cup | −13 (69-74-67-65=275) | 1 stroke |  Brandt Jobe
|
| 4 | 21 Apr 1996 | Kirin Open1 | −10 (68-71-69-70=278) | 1 stroke | Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Nobuo Serizawa
|
| 5 | 23 Jun 1996 | Mizuno Open | −18 (66-71-65-68=270) | 4 strokes | Shinichi Yokota
|
| 6 | 28 Mar 1999 | Georgia KSB Open | −13 (65-67-71-72=275) | 1 stroke |  Frankie Miñoza
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | Mizuno Open |  Eduardo Herrera, Koichi Suzuki, Brian Watts
|
Watts won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) edit
- 1988 Kanto Kokusai Open
Team appearances edit
- Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1990
- Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1991
References edit
- ^ "Week 9 1997 Ending 2 Mar 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links edit
- Yoshinori Kaneko at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yoshinori Kaneko at the PGA Tour official site
- Yoshinori Kaneko at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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