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Seiji Ebihara

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Seiji Ebihara
海老原 清治
Personal information
Born (1949-04-02) 2 April 1949 (age 75)
Abiko, Chiba, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1970
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins18
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
European Senior Tour6
Other11
Achievements and awards
European Seniors Tour
Order of Merit winner
2002

Seiji Ebihara (海老原 清治, Ebihara Seiji, born 2 April 1949) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Ebihara was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and had career earnings of over ¥260 million.

Ebihara joined the European Seniors Tour in 2000 and has won six tournaments on it. In 2002 he topped the Order of Merit. He played in the UBS Cup in 2002.

Professional wins (18)

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 5 May 1985 Chunichi Crowns −4 (70-70-66-70=276) 2 strokes Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1987 Daikyo Open Japan Hiroshi Makino, Japan Isamu Sugita Sugita won with birdie on second extra hole
Ebihara eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (4)

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European Seniors Tour wins (6)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 13 May 2001 AIB Irish Seniors Open −9 (65-71-71=207) 1 stroke New Zealand Simon Owen
2 17 Jun 2001 Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters −3 (69-73-71=213) Playoff Jamaica Delroy Cambridge, England Denis Durnian
3 19 May 2002 AIB Irish Seniors Open (2) −8 (66-72-70=208) 2 strokes England Denis Durnian
4 7 Jul 2002 Wales Seniors Open −4 (68-69-66=203) 3 strokes England Denis Durnian, Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr
5 4 Aug 2002 De Vere PGA Seniors Championship −21 (69-67-65-66=267) 10 strokes United States George Burns, United States Steve Stull
6 11 Jul 2004 Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic −13 (70-67-66=203) 2 strokes United States David Oakley

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2001 Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters Jamaica Delroy Cambridge, England Denis Durnian Won with birdie on third extra hole
Cambridge eliminated by par on first hole
2 2004 De Vere PGA Seniors Championship England Carl Mason, England Jim Rhodes Mason won with birdie on second extra hole
Rhodes eliminated by par on first hole

Other senior wins (7)

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  • 2000 Castle Hill Open
  • 2001 N.Cup Senior Open
  • 2002 PGA Philanthropy Big Rizak Senior Tournament
  • 2006 Yonex Senior Open Okinawa
  • 2007 Kyoei Sangyo Takanosu Senior Open
  • 2010 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
  • 2013 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship

Team appearances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PGA member profile | Seiji Ebihara" (in Japanese). PGA of Japan. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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