Toru Suzuki Explained

Toru Suzuki
鈴木 亨
Birth Date:28 May 1966
Birth Place:Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Weight:800NaN0
Spouse:Kyoko Maruya
Children:Airi Suzuki, Takayuki Suzuki
Yearpro:1990
Tour:Japan PGA Senior Tour
Extour:Japan Golf 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.

Professional wins (18)

Japan Golf Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
126 Sep 1993Gene Sarazen Jun Classic−12 (71-71-69-65=276)1 stroke Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Masashi Ozaki
224 Jul 1994Nikkei Cup−20 (72-67-65-64=268)5 strokes Katsunari Takahashi
324 Mar 1996Novell KSB Open−13 (68-72-68-67=275)1 stroke Eduardo Herrera, Brian Watts
414 Jun 1998Sapporo Tokyu Open−16 (65-69-69-69=272)2 strokes David Ishii
526 Nov 2000Casio World Open−21 (68-67-65-67=267)1 stroke Masashi Ozaki
69 Jun 2002JCB Classic Sendai−13 (69-67-65-70=271)Playoff Tsuneyuki Nakajima
73 Oct 2004Acom International−13 (72-65-63=200)*3 strokes Paul Sheehan
81 Nov 2009Mynavi ABC Championship−14 (70-67-66-71=274)5 strokes Takashi Kanemoto
*Note: The 2004 Acom International was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11997Golf Digest Tournament Brandt JobeLost to par on first extra hole
22001Tamanoi Yomiuri Open Yoshimitsu FukuzawaLost to par on first extra hole
32001Aiful Cup Lin Keng-chiLost to birdie on second extra hole
42002JCB Classic Sendai Tsuneyuki NakajimaWon with par on second extra hole
52007Sun Chlorella Classic Jun KikuchiLost to par on third extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
113 Sep 2013Dragon Cup–14 (69-61=130)2 strokes Shota Kishimoto
213 Jun 2014Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup–9 (70-65=135)2 strokes Ryuji Masaoka, Katsufumi Okino,
Keisuke Sato
312 Sep 2014Himawari Dragon Cup–13 (63-68=131)1 stroke Lee Tae-hee, Shinji Tomimura

Other wins (1)

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (6)

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101023020935/http://www.golf365.com/news_story/0,17923,9786_5665580,00.html Suzuki captures ABC Championship