Haruo Yasuda (安田 春雄, Yasuda Haruo, born 19 January 1943) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Haruo Yasuda | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 January 1943 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 6 |
| Other | 11 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1981 |
Yasuda played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times. He also won several pre-tour events in Japan and on the Asia Golf Circuit.[1] In 1968 he nearly won the Thailand Open but double-bogeyed the final hole giving Australian Randall Vines the win.[2]
Professional wins (17) edit
PGA of Japan Tour wins (6) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jul 1974 | Tokyo Charity Classic | −13 (69-68-69-69=275) | Playoff |  Takashi Murakami
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| 2 | 20 Jun 1976 | Tohoku Classic | −11 (74-69-67-67=277) | Playoff | Fumio Tanaka
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| 3 | 4 Jun 1978 | Tohoku Classic (2) | −5 (73-66-73-71=283) | 1 stroke | Shinsaku Maeda, Masashi Ozaki
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| 4 | 18 May 1980 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | 2 and 1 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima
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| 5 | 8 Jun 1980 | Tohoku Classic (3) | −15 (66-70-71-66=273) | 2 strokes | Shinsaku Maeda
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| 6 | 27 May 1984 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −13 (68-68-69-70=275) | 4 strokes | Kouichi Inoue, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
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PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Tokyo Charity Classic | Takashi Murakami
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1976 | Tohoku Classic | Fumio Tanaka
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Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1976 | KBC Augusta |  Graham Marsh
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1976 | Japan PGA Championship | Shichiro Enomoto,  Hsieh Min-Nan, Seiichi Kanai
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Kanai won with par on third extra hole Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole |
| 5 | 1979 | Aso National Park Open | Takashi Kurihara, Shinsaku Maeda
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| 6 | 1983 | KSB Setonaikai Open | Kenji Sogame
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Lost after concession before playoff |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (4) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Mar 1969 | Philippine Open | −9 (68-71-71-69=279) | 1 stroke |  Ben Arda, Hsieh Min-Nan
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| 2 | 7 Mar 1971 | Singapore Open | −7 (69-70-69-69=277) | 2 strokes | Takaaki Kono, Peter Thomson
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| 3 | 25 Apr 1971 | Yomiuri International | −6 (71-66-72-73=282) | Playoff | Kosaku Shimada
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| 4 | 9 Apr 1972 | Taiwan Open | −4 (68-73-70-73=284) | Playoff | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1971 | Yomiuri International | Kosaku Shimada
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Won with bogey on third extra hole |
| 2 | 1972 | Taiwan Open | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
Japanese circuit wins (7) edit
- 1968 Chunichi Crowns
- 1969 Kanto Open, Kanto Pro Championship
- 1970 Chunichi Crowns, Dunlop Tournament
- 1972 Golf Digest Tournament, Shizuoka Open
Team appearances edit
References edit
- ^ "No-risk Yasuda is Open golf champion". The Straits Times. 8 March 1971. p. 27.
- ^ "Thai golf title to Vines". The Canberra Times. 18 March 1968. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
External links edit
- Haruo Yasuda at the Japan Golf Tour official site
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