Nobumitsu Yuhara (湯原 信光, Yuhara Nobumitsu, born 14 August 1957) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Nobumitsu Yuhara 湯原 信光 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 14 August 1957
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1980 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
Other | 1 |
Yuhara played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times. He also provided commentary and motion capture for the game Masters '98: Harukanaru Augusta.
Professional wins (8)
editJapan Golf Tour wins (7)
editNo. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 6 Sep 1981 | Kanto Open | −6 (70-72-68-72=282) | 1 stroke | Kikuo Arai |
2 | 5 Oct 1981 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −4 (71-70-73-70=284) | 1 stroke | Takaaki Kono |
3 | 8 May 1983 | Fujisankei Classic | +3 (69-71-69-78=287) | 1 stroke | Masahiro Kuramoto |
4 | 8 Apr 1990 | Pocari Sweat Open | −7 (69-70-71-67=277) | 2 strokes | Wayne Smith |
5 | 14 Jun 1992 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −7 (73-68-72-68=281) | Playoff | Nobuo Serizawa, Kazuhiro Takami |
6 | 12 Jul 1992 | Yonex Open Hiroshima | −9 (71-67-69-68=275) | 1 stroke | Saburo Fujiki, Satoshi Higashi, Kiyoshi Murota |
7 | 1 Sep 2002 | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | −7 (68-69-72=209)* | 1 stroke | Shigemasa Higaki, Katsunori Kuwabara, Toshimasa Nakajima, Christian Peña, Zhang Lianwei |
*Note: The 2002 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1981 | KBC Augusta | Chen Tze-chung, Hsieh Min-Nan | Hsieh won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1985 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Brian Jones | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
3 | 1985 | Casio World Open | Wayne Grady, Hubert Green, Scott Hoch |
Green won with par on second extra hole Grady and Yuhara eliminated by par on first hole |
4 | 1992 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Nobuo Serizawa, Kazuhiro Takami | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (1)
editTeam appearances
edit- Nissan Cup (representing Japan): 1986 (winners)
- Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1987, 1992
External links
edit- Nobumitsu Yuhara at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Nobumitsu Yuhara at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Official website (in Japanese)