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Tsutomu Irie

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Tsutomu Irie
Personal information
Born (1948-05-06) 6 May 1948 (age 76)
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2

Tsutomu Irie (born 6 May 1948) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Irie played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. In 1985, he became the first player to break the 60 barrier in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round of the Kuzuha International;[1] he went on the win the two-round tournament.

Professional wins (3)

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 14 Oct 1979 Tokai Classic −13 (70-69-68-68=275) 5 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan, Japan Masaji Kusakabe
2 8 Sep 1985 Kansai Open −8 (68-71-75-66=280) 3 strokes Japan Hisao Inoue, Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto

Other wins (1)

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Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "Irie fires lowest score in Japan's pro history". Singapore Monitor. Reuter. 7 April 1985 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
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