Katsuyoshi Tomori Explained

Katsuyoshi Tomori
友利勝良
Birth Date:25 October 1954
Birth Place:Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Yearpro:1982
Tour:European Seniors Tour
Japan PGA Senior Tour
Extour:Japan Golf Tour
European Tour
Prowins:12
Japwins:7
Seneurowins:1
Otherwins:4
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T24: 1995
Pga:DNP

is a Japanese professional golfer.

Career

Tomori was born in Okinawa Prefecture. He turned professional in 1982. His seven tournament wins on the Japan Golf Tour include the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament and the 1995 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup.

In 1996, Tomori became the first Japanese professional to enter the European Tour Qualifying School. He was successful and played in Europe for three seasons, making the top 80 on the Order of Merit each time, with a best Order of Merit placing of 47th in 1998. After the 2000 season, he returned to the Japan Golf Tour.

Tomori now plays in senior tournaments and in 2006 he became the fourth Japanese golfer to win a tournament on the European Seniors Tour when he won the Scandinavian Senior Open.[1]

Professional wins (12)

Japan Golf Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
16 Sep 1987Kyusyu OpenE (70-73-75-70=288)1 stroke Kosei Sakai
24 Sep 1988Kyusyu Open (2)−5 (71-70-70-72=283)3 strokes Kiyotaka Oie (a)
330 Jul 1989NST Niigata OpenE (71-70-76-71=288)1 stroke Tomohiro Maruyama
42 Sep 1990Kyusyu Open (3)−11 (69-69-67-72=277)6 strokes Keiji Teshima, Kinpachi Yoshimura
529 May 1994Mitsubishi Galant Tournament−11 (69-66-70=205)*6 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
63 Sep 1995Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup2 and 1 Shigeki Maruyama
78 Jun 2003JCB Classic Sendai−20 (64-68-64-68=264)2 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato
*Note: The 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11989Kyusyu Open Shinji Kuraoka
22001Sun Chlorella Classic Hiroyuki FujitaLost to birdie on first extra hole
32006Japan PGA Championship Tomohiro KondoLost to par on first extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

Note: Tomori only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tomori Takes Route 66 To Glory in Denmark . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001002532/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=100&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&eventid=2006838&infosid=3&reportid=53616 . 2007-10-01 . European Tour . 19 August 2006.