Toshinori Muto
| Toshinori Muto | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 March 1978 Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T72: 2012 |
Toshinori Muto (born 10 March 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Muto was born in Gunma Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won six times between 2006 and 2015.
Professional wins (6)
Japan Golf Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 May 2006 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | –14 (68-69-73-64=274) | 2 strokes | Eiji Mizoguchi
|
| 2 | 5 Oct 2008 | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | –11 (69-70-69-69=277) | 2 strokes | Yuta Ikeda
|
| 3 | 8 Nov 2009 | The Championship by Lexus | –16 (68-65-71-64=268) | 3 strokes |  Kim Kyung-tae
|
| 4 | 20 Nov 2011 | Dunlop Phoenix | –12 (68-70-63=201) | 4 strokes |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
|
| 5 | 19 Aug 2012 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | –18 (64-65-68-69=266) | 1 stroke | Kim Hyung-sung
|
| 6 | 28 Jun 2015 | ISPS Handa Global Cup | –14 (68-68-66-68=270) | Playoff |  Angelo Que
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T72 |
Note: Muto only played in The Open Championship.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
External links
- Toshinori Muto at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Toshinori Muto at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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