Yoshitaka Yamamoto
| Yoshitaka Yamamoto 山本善隆 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 January 1951 Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 18 |
| Highest ranking | 98 (4 October 1987)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 13 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T57: 1979 |
Yoshitaka Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本善隆, born 29 January 1951) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Yamamoto was born in Osaka. He won 13 tournaments[2] on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional wins
Japan Golf Tour wins (13)
- 1975 (2) Suntory Open, Bridgestone Tournament
- 1976 (1) Sony Charity Classic
- 1977 (1) Kansai Open
- 1978 (1) Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers
- 1979 (1) Hiroshima Open
- 1980 (1) Japan PGA Championship
- 1982 (1) NST Niigata Open
- 1983 (1) Kansai Pro Championship
- 1985 (1) Hiroshima Open
- 1987 (1) Kansai Pro Championship
- 1989 (1) Kansai Open
- 1993 (1) Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup
Other wins
- 1972 Setouchi Series Okayama leg
- 1973 Wizard Tournament
- 1975 Ocean Expo Golf Tournament
- 1986 Kuzuha International
Senior Tour wins
- 2002 Okinawa Senior Open
Team appearances
References
- ^ "Week 40 1987 Ending 4 Oct 1987" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Japan Golf Tour profile
External links
- Yoshitaka Yamamoto at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yoshitaka Yamamoto at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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