| Yoshitaka Yamamoto 山本善隆 | |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
| Status: | Professional |
| Extour: | Japan Golf Tour |
| Prowins: | 18 |
| Japwins: | 13 |
| Otherwins: | 5 |
| Masters: | DNP |
| Usopen: | DNP |
| Open: | T57: 1979 |
| Pga: | DNP |
is a Japanese professional golfer.
Yamamoto was born in Osaka. He won 13 tournaments[1] on the Japan Golf Tour.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Sep 1975 | Suntory Open | −20 (70-67-65-66=268) | 2 strokes |  Masashi Ozaki |
| 2 | 2 Nov 1975 | Bridgestone Tournament | −5 (68-74-69-72=283) | 3 strokes | Haruo Yasuda |
| 3 | 7 Nov 1976 | Sony Charity Classic | −6 (70-67-72-73=282) | 1 stroke |  Lu Liang-Huan |
| 4 | 10 Jul 1977 | Kansai Open | −3 (74-71-70-70=285) | 3 strokes | Tsutomu Irie, Tadashi Kitta, Shiro Kubo, Yasuhiro Miyamoto |
| 5 | 13 Aug 1978 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | −9 (68-71-72-68=279) | 3 strokes | Hsieh Min-Nan |
| 6 | 30 Sep 1979 | Hiroshima Open | −18 (67-70-67-66=270) | 8 strokes | Haruo Yasuda, Yoshikazu Yokoshima |
| 7 | 5 Oct 1980 | Japan PGA Championship | −2 (71-72-71-68=282) | 1 stroke | Seiichi Kanai, Namio Takasu |
| 8 | 11 Jul 1982 | Niigata Open | −6 (69-69=138) | Playoff | Hsieh Min-Nan |
| 9 | 3 Jul 1983 | Kansai Pro Championship | −17 (70-66-65-66=267) | 1 stroke | Teruo Sugihara |
| 10 | 10 Nov 1985 | Hiroshima Open (2) | −11 (69-71-69-68=277) | 2 strokes | Hajime Meshiai, Tōru Nakamura, Masashi Ozaki |
| 11 | 5 Jul 1987 | Kansai Pro Championship (2) | −14 (68-70-70-66=274) | 5 strokes | Takeshi Nakaya, Hideto Shigenobu |
| 12 | 3 Sep 1989 | Kansai Open (2) | −5 (67-74-70=211) | 1 stroke | Kazuo Kanayama, Toshiaki Nakagawa, Tōru Nakamura |
| 13 | 5 Sep 1993 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 3 and 2 | Koichi Suzuki |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | Japan PGA Championship | Takashi Murakami | Lost three-hole aggregate playoff; Murakami: −1 (4-4-3=11), Yamamoto: E (4-4-4=12) | |
| 2 | 1979 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Isao Aoki, Kuo Chie-Hsiung, Koichi Uehara | Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole Aoki and Uehara eliminated by birdie on first hole | |
| 3 | 1982 | Niigata Open | Hsieh Min-Nan | Won with par on fourth extra hole |