Hiroshi Iwata
| Hiroshi Iwata 岩田 寛 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 31 January 1981 Sendai, Japan |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| College | Tohoku Fukushi University |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Highest ranking | 63 (23 November 2014)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T21: 2015 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2008, 2014, 2015 |
Hiroshi Iwata (岩田 寛, Iwata Hiroshi, born 31 January 1981) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour.
Iwata was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He started playing golf at the age of 14, by his father's influence, who runs a local golf range and currently a professional golfer at the Japan Senior Tour. He played college golf at Tohoku Fukushi University.
Iwata turned professional in 2004 and has played on the Japan Golf Tour since then. His first win came at the 2014 Fujisankei Classic.[2] In the second round of the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, Iwata shot a 63, which matched the lowest round in a major championship.[3][4] Through the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals, he earned his PGA Tour card for 2016 by finishing 24th in the priority ranking.[5]
Professional wins (2)
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Sep 2014 | Fujisankei Classic | −10 (69-69-70-66=274) | 1 stroke |  Hur In-hoi
|
| 2 | 5 Jul 2015 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup |
−16 (70-69-67-66=272) | 1 stroke | Shugo Imahira
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Fujisankei Classic | Toyokazu Fujishima
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2014 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Hideki Matsuyama
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T21 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | ||
| Match Play | ||
| Invitational | ||
| Champions | T3 | T64 |
"T" = tied
See also
References
- ^ "Week 47 2014 Ending 23 Nov 2014" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Iwata cards 66 to win Fujisankei Classic". Fox News. Sports Network. 7 September 2014.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (14 August 2015). "Hiroshi Iwata Ties a Record, Then Takes a Star Turn". The New York Times.
- ^ Kelley, Brent. "Lowest Round in a Men's Golf Major, PGA Tour Records: Best 18-Hole Score in Major Championship". About.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Heads of the class". PGA Tour. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
External links
- Hiroshi Iwata at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hiroshi Iwata at the PGA Tour official site
- Hiroshi Iwata at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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