Toru Suzuki 鈴木 亨 | |
Birth Date: | 28 May 1966 |
Birth Place: | Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
Weight: | 800NaN0 |
Spouse: | Kyoko Maruya |
Children: | 2, including Airi |
Yearpro: | 1990 |
Tour: | Japan PGA Senior Tour |
Extour: | Japan Golf Tour Japan Challenge Tour |
Prowins: | 18 |
Japwins: | 8 |
Otherwins: | 10 |
Masters: | DNP |
Usopen: | DNP |
Open: | CUT: 1995, 1998, 2002 |
Pga: | DNP |
is a Japanese professional golfer, currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.
Suzuki was born in Gifu Prefecture. He turned professional in 1990.
Suzuki won his first title on the Japan Golf Tour in 1993, and would win consistently between then and 2004.
Suzuki qualified for his second major championship in 1998 at The Open Championship after a win in Japan at the Sapporo Tokyu Open. He missed the cut. He also played in the 2002 Open Championship, but missed the 36-hole cut there, too.
Suzuki ended a five-year winless drought in Japan in 2009 with a five stroke win in October at the mynavi ABC Championship.[1]
Suzuki has earned over 753,000,000 Yen in his career on the Japan Golf Tour, which is equivalent to over $8,200,000.
He is the father of two children, one of whom is Airi Suzuki, a Japanese pop singer.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 26 Sep 1993 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −12 (71-71-69-65=276) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | |
2 | 24 Jul 1994 | Nikkei Cup | −20 (72-67-65-64=268) | 5 strokes | ![]() | |
3 | 24 Mar 1996 | Novell KSB Open | −13 (68-72-68-67=275) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | |
4 | 14 Jun 1998 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −16 (65-69-69-69=272) | 2 strokes | ![]() | |
5 | 26 Nov 2000 | Casio World Open | −21 (68-67-65-67=267) | 1 stroke | ![]() | |
6 | 9 Jun 2002 | JCB Classic Sendai | −13 (69-67-65-70=271) | Playoff | ![]() | |
7 | 3 Oct 2004 | Acom International | −13 (72-65-63=200)* | 3 strokes | ![]() | |
8 | 1 Nov 2009 | Mynavi ABC Championship | −14 (70-67-66-71=274) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
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1 | 1997 | Golf Digest Tournament | ![]() | Lost to par on first extra hole | |
2 | 2001 | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | ![]() | Lost to par on first extra hole | |
3 | 2001 | Aiful Cup | ![]() | Lost to birdie on second extra hole | |
4 | 2002 | JCB Classic Sendai | ![]() | Won with par on second extra hole | |
5 | 2007 | Sun Chlorella Classic | ![]() | Lost to par on third extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 13 Sep 2013 | Dragon Cup | –14 (69-61=130) | 2 strokes | ![]() | |
2 | 13 Jun 2014 | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | –9 (70-65=135) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
3 | 12 Sep 2014 | Himawari Dragon Cup | –13 (63-68=131) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 28 Oct 2018 | Fukuoka Senior Open | −7 (70-67=137) | Playoff | ![]() | |
2 | 10 Nov 2018 | Elite Grip Senior Open | −7 (67-66=133) | Playoff | ![]() | |
3 | 25 Nov 2018 | Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Golf Tournament | −10 (70-71-65=206) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() | |
4 | 23 Aug 2020 | ISPS Handa Corona Ni Katsu Senior Tournament | −19 (64-65-68=197) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | |
5 | 27 Nov 2021 | Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament | −6 (68-69-73=210) | Playoff | ![]() | |
6 | 21 Aug 2022 | Fancl Classic | −11 (68-69-68=205) | 3 strokes | ![]() |