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David Ishii

David S. Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is an American professional golfer of Japanese descent.

David Ishii
Personal information
Full nameDavid S. Ishii
Born (1955-07-26) July 26, 1955 (age 68)
Lihue, Hawaii[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Houston
Turned professional1979
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking18 (May 15, 1988)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Japan Golf Tour14
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1990
PGA ChampionshipT38: 1988
U.S. OpenT36: 1988
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1988
Achievements and awards
PGA of Japan Tour
money list winner		1987

Early life edit

Ishii grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and graduated from Kauai High School. As a junior in high school, he won the Hawaii State High School Championship.

Amateur career edit

Ishii played his collegiate golf at the University of Houston from 1974 to 1977. He won four individual events, was a member of the 1977 NCAA Championship team, and was a 1977 All-American.[3]

Professional career edit

He turned professional in 1979. He led the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 1987. He has 14 victories on the Japan Golf Tour and is 13th on the career money list.

Ishii won the inaugural Kapalua Open in 1982 and also won the 1990 Hawaiian Open, a PGA Tour event. He was the second Hawaiian native to win the event, after Ted Makalena in 1966.

Ishii currently participates on the Japan Senior PGA Tour and opened Ishii Golf Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Amateur wins edit

Professional wins (20) edit

PGA Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Feb 11, 1990 Hawaiian Open −9 (72-67-68-72=279) 1 stroke   Paul Azinger

PGA of Japan Tour wins (14) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 9, 1985 Tohoku Classic −13 (72-63-68-72=275) 5 strokes   Naomichi Ozaki
2 May 4, 1986 Chunichi Crowns −6 (68-67-71-68=274) 4 strokes   Tsuneyuki Nakajima
3 Aug 3, 1986 NST Niigata Open −12 (68-70-66-72=276) 1 stroke   Tateo Ozaki
4 Jun 14, 1987 Sapporo Tokyu Open −12 (67-68-70-71=276) 3 strokes   Tōru Nakamura
5 Jun 28, 1987 Mizuno Open −16 (67-66-69-70=272) 8 strokes   Chen Tze-ming,   Tōru Nakamura
6 Jul 26, 1987 Japan PGA Championship −8 (73-67-69-71=280) 1 stroke   Brian Jones,   Seiichi Kanai
7 Oct 25, 1987 Bridgestone Open −6 (69-71-72-70=282) Playoff   Hiroshi Makino,   Nobuo Serizawa
8 Nov 29, 1987 Casio World Open −12 (67-69-73-67=276) 2 strokes   Sam Torrance
9 Dec 6, 1987 Golf Nippon Series −7 (69-69=138)* Shared title with   Isao Aoki
10 May 15, 1988 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup 6 and 5   Noboru Sugai
11 Jun 21, 1992 Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open −10 (69-68-71-70=278) 1 stroke   Brian Jones
12 Mar 21, 1993 Dydo Shizuoka Open −13 (68-71-71-65=275) 3 strokes   Hajime Meshiai
13 Mar 21, 1994 Maruman Open −9 (69-71-67-72=279) Playoff   Hirofumi Miyase,   Nobuo Serizawa
14 Sep 11, 1994 Suntory Open −11 (72-68-69-68=277) Playoff   Hisayuki Sasaki

*Note: The 1987 Golf Nippon Series was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–5)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1983 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament   Kikuo Arai,   Teruo Sugihara Arai won with par on fourth extra hole
Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole
2 1983 Chunichi Crowns   Kikuo Arai,   Chen Tze-ming Chen won with par on second extra hole
3 1986 Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament   Tsuneyuki Nakajima Lost to par on fifth extra hole
4 1987 Bridgestone Tournament   Hiroshi Makino,   Nobuo Serizawa Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Makino eliminated by par on first hole
5 1994 Maruman Open   Hirofumi Miyase,   Nobuo Serizawa Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1994 Suntory Open   Hisayuki Sasaki Won with par on first extra hole
7 1996 JCB Classic Sendai   Masashi Ozaki Lost to par on first extra hole
8 1996 Casio World Open   Paul Stankowski Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (4) edit

Senior wins (1) edit

  • 2017 Hawaii State Senior Open

Results in major championships edit

Tournament 1988 1989 1990
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T36
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T38 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship edit

Tournament 1988
The Players Championship T60

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in senior major championships edit

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Senior PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Senior Open CUT CUT CUT CUT
Senior British Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Ishii never played in The Tradition or the Senior Players Championship.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Official 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide. PGA Tour Creative Services. 1991. p. 209.
  2. ^ "Week 20 1988 Ending 15 May 1988" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2016–17 Men's Golf" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 36, 42, 45, 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  4. ^ "Hawaii State Amateur Past Champions" (PDF). Hawaii State Golf.

External links edit

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