Kenichi Yamada (山田 健一, Yamada Ken'ichi, born 24 March 1947) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Kenichi Yamada | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 March 1947 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
Yamada played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.
Professional wins (2) edit
PGA of Japan Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Oct 1975 | Golf Digest Tournament | −12 (67-73-67-33=240)* | 1 stroke |  Shozo Miyamoto
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| 2 | 27 Aug 1978 | KBC Augusta | −12 (68-67-71-70=276) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki, Shiro Kubo, Gene Littler, Yasuhiro Miyamoto
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*Note: The 1975 Golf Digest Tournament was shortened to 63 holes due to Thyphoon Cora.
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1968, 1970
External links edit
- Kenichi Yamada at the Japan Golf Tour official site
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