Tsuyoshi Yoneyama Explained

Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
Birth Date:15 March 1965
Birth Place:Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Status:Professional
Yearpro:1987
Extour:Japan Golf Tour
Prowins:6
Japwins:3
Otherwins:3
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T15: 1999
Pga:DNP

is a Japanese professional golfer.

Yoneyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture.[1]

Yoneyama has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His most successful year was 1999 when he won three times and finished tied 15th in The Open Championship.

Professional wins (6)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
130 May 1999Mitsubishi Motors Tournament−16 (69-69-66-64=268)Playoff Kazuhiko Hosokawa
229 Aug 1999Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta−11 (70-66-69=205)*1 stroke Takao Nogami
328 Nov 1999Casio World Open−14 (70-71-68-65=274)1 stroke Taichi Teshima
*Note: The 1999 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11999Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup Kazuhiko Hosokawa, Masayuki KawamuraKawamura won with birdie on second extra hole
21999Mitsubishi Motors Tournament Kazuhiko HosokawaWon with birdie on fifth extra hole

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
120 Aug 2017Fancl Classic−7 (69-73-67=209)Playoff Steven Conran, Kim Jong-duck,
Kiyoshi Maita, Yoichi Shimizu
225 Aug 2017Hiroshima Senior Golf Tournament−14 (69-73-67=128)3 strokes Katsumi Kubo
37 Oct 2018Japan PGA Senior Championship Sumitomo Corporation Summit Cup−21 (69-66-66-66=267)4 strokes Toru Suzuki, Thaworn Wiratchant

Results in major championships

Note: Yoneyama only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tsuyoshi Yoneyama profile . Japan Golf Tour Organization . 12 March 2017.