Tsutomu Irie Explained

Tsutomu Irie
Birth Date:6 May 1948
Birth Place:Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Weight:65kg (143lb)
Status:Professional
Extour:Japan Golf Tour
Prowins:3
Japwins:2

Tsutomu Irie (born 6 May 1948) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Irie played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. In 1985, he became the first player to break the 60 barrier in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round of the Kuzuha International;[1] he went on the win the two-round tournament.

Professional wins (3)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
114 Oct 1979Tokai Classic−13 (70-69-68-68=275)5 strokes Hsieh Min-Nan, Masaji Kusakabe
28 Sep 1985Kansai Open−8 (68-71-75-66=280)3 strokes Hisao Inoue, Yoshitaka Yamamoto

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. News: Irie fires lowest score in Japan's pro history . Singapore Monitor . 7 April 1985 . Reuter . National Library Board (Singapore).