Kaname Yokoo
Japanese professional golfer
Kaname Yokoo 横尾要 | ||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||
Born | (1972-07-24) 24 July 1972 (age 52) Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) | |||||||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | |||||||||||
Career | ||||||||||||
College | Nihon University | |||||||||||
Turned professional | 1995 | |||||||||||
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour | |||||||||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | |||||||||||
Professional wins | 7 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | 95 (3 September 2000)[1] | |||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | ||||||||||||
Japan Golf Tour | 5 | |||||||||||
Other | 2 | |||||||||||
Best results in major championships | ||||||||||||
Masters Tournament | DNP | |||||||||||
PGA Championship | DNP | |||||||||||
U.S. Open | T57: 1999 | |||||||||||
The Open Championship | DNP | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Kaname Yokoo (Japanese: 横尾要, born 24 July 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career
Yokoo was born in Tokyo. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour and has five wins there. After he won the Japan PGA Match-Play Championship in 2000 he reached his highest world ranking of #95.[2]
Yokozuna’s played full-time on the PGA Tour from 2001 to 2003 with his best finish a T-2 at the 2002 Phoenix Open. He recorded four other top-10 finishes on tour.[3]
He finished runner-up at the 2005 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, losing to Tiger Woods in a playoff.
Amateur wins
- 1994 Asian Games
Professional wins (7)
Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 Nov 1998 | Acom International | 46 pts (10-14-5-17=46) | 3 points | ![]() |
2 | 10 Oct 1999 | Tokai Classic | −14 (66-67-72-69=274) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 3 Sep 2000 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 2 and 1 | ![]() | |
4 | 24 Nov 2002 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 (66-65-69-69=269) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
5 | 28 May 2006 | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | −9 (71-70-68-66=275) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2005 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | ![]() | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 2009 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf
- 2017 Legend Charity Pro-Am
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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U.S. Open | T57 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Yokoo only played in the U.S. Open.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2002 |
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The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2003 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | T58 |
Did not play
"T" = Tied
See also
References
External links
- Kaname Yokoo at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kaname Yokoo at the PGA Tour official site
- Kaname Yokoo at the Official World Golf Ranking official site