Teruo Sugihara (杉原 輝雄, Sugihara Teruo, 14 June 1937 – 28 December 2011) was a Japanese professional golfer.
| Teruo Sugihara 杉原輝雄 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 June 1937 Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 28 December 2011 (aged 74)[1] Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1957 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 59 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 28 (7th all-time) |
| Other | 31 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1978 |
Sugihara was born in Osaka. He won 28 tournaments and over ¥630 million on the Japan Golf Tour. He also won the 1969 Hong Kong Open.
Professional wins (60) edit
PGA of Japan Tour wins (28) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jul 1973 | Kansai Open | −15 (69-68-68-68=273) | ||
| 2 | 7 Oct 1973 | Golf Digest Tournament | −14 (69-68-66-71=274) | 2 strokes |  Tōru Nakamura
|
| 3 | 11 Jul 1974 | Kansai Open (2) | −1 (70-70-75-72=287) | 4 strokes | Yoshitaka Yamamoto
|
| 4 | 1 Dec 1974 | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | −7 (73-68-68=209) | 1 stroke |  Hubert Green
|
| 5 | 9 Feb 1975 | JPGA East-West Match | −2 (74-69-71=214) | 2 strokes | Kikuo Arai, Namio Takasu
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| 6 | 20 Apr 1975 | Sobu International Open1 | −6 (71-74-69-68=282) | 2 strokes |  Ted Ball,  Hsu Sheng-san, Hideyo Sugimoto
|
| 7 | 19 Jul 1975 | Kansai Open (3) | −9 (69-70-71-69=279) | 6 strokes | Yoshitaka Yamamoto
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| 8 | 3 Jul 1977 | ANA Sapporo Open | −1 (72-71-72-72=287) | 1 stroke | Yasuhiro Miyamoto
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| 9 | 2 Jul 1978 | ANA Sapporo Open (2) | −4 (68-72-72-72=284) | 1 stroke | Fujio Kobayashi
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| 10 | 6 Aug 1978 | Kansai Pro Championship | −3 (71-73-69-72=285) | 1 stroke | Yasuhiro Miyamoto
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| 11 | 27 May 1979 | Yomiuri Open | −5 (72-71-71-73=287) | Playoff | Masashi Ozaki
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| 12 | 29 Jun 1980 | Kansai Pro Championship (2) | +2 (75-70-74-71=290) | Playoff | Akio Kanemoto
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| 13 | 14 Sep 1980 | ANA Sapporo Open (3) | −5 (71-71-72-69=283) | 1 stroke | Kikuo Arai
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| 14 | 19 Oct 1980 | Golf Digest Tournament (2) | −13 (67-66-70-72=275) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki
|
| 15 | 7 Jun 1981 | Tohoku Classic | −7 (70-69-71-71=281) | 4 strokes | Shozo Miyamoto
|
| 16 | 27 Jun 1982 | Mizuno Tournament | −6 (70-68-71-73=282) | Playoff | Yutaka Hagawa
|
| 17 | 22 Aug 1982 | Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers | −13 (65-69-70-71=275) | 5 strokes | Isao Isozaki, Norio Suzuki
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| 18 | 5 Sep 1982 | Kansai Open (4) | −3 (72-68-75-70=285) | 4 strokes | Tōru Nakamura
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| 19 | 3 Oct 1982 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic (4) | −13 (69-70-70-66=275) | 3 strokes | Norio Suzuki
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| 20 | 17 Jul 1983 | Descente Osaka Open | −13 (64-67=131) | 6 strokes | Akio Toyoda, Shigeru Uchida
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| 21 | 1 Jul 1984 | Kansai Pro Championship (3) | −17 (65-66-71-69=271) | ||
| 22 | 16 Jun 1985 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −8 (70-65-70-75=280) | Playoff | Kinpachi Yoshimura
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| 23 | 8 Jun 1986 | Tohoku Classic (2) | −8 (70-69-70-71=280) | 2 strokes | Namio Takasu
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| 24 | 6 Jul 1986 | Kansai Pro Championship (4) | −13 (68-68-67=203)* | 2 strokes | Hiroshi Ishii, Kinpachi Yoshimura
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| 25 | 27 Aug 1989 | Daiwa KBC Augusta | −7 (70-72-71-68=281) | 2 strokes | Graham Marsh
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| 26 | 15 Apr 1990 | Bridgestone Aso Open | −3 (68-71-74=213)* | 2 strokes | Nobumitsu Yuhara
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| 27 | 2 Sep 1990 | Kansai Open (5) | −6 (71-67-71-73=282) | 1 stroke | Yuzo Oyama
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| 28 | 9 Dec 1990 | Daikyo Open | −15 (67-68-69-69=273) | 1 stroke | Seiki Okuda
|
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–6)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | Tokai Classic | Isao Aoki, Shigeru Uchida
|
Aoki won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1979 | Yomiuri Open | Masashi Ozaki
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1980 | Kansai Pro Championship | Akio Kanemoto
|
Won with par on fifth extra hole |
| 4 | 1981 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Lu Hsi-chuen, Tōru Nakamura
|
Lu won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1982 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Graham Marsh
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1982 | Mizuno Tournament | Yutaka Hagawa
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Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 7 | 1983 | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | Kikuo Arai, David Ishii
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Arai won with par on fourth extra hole Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole |
| 8 | 1985 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Kinpachi Yoshimura
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
| 9 | 1986 | Shizuoka Open | Akiyoshi Ohmachi
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Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
| 10 | 1990 | Dunlop Open |  Frankie Miñoza
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Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Mar 1969 | Hong Kong Open | −6 (71-68-69-66=274) | 2 strokes |  Maurice Bembridge
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| 2 | 20 Apr 1975 | Sobu International Open1 | −6 (71-74-69-68=282) | 2 strokes | Ted Ball, Hsu Sheng-san, Hideyo Sugimoto
|
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Dunlop Open | Frankie Miñoza
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (26) edit
this list is probably incomplete
- 1962 Japan Open
- 1963 Big4 Golf
- 1964 Chunichi Crowns, Kansai Pro Championship, Kansai Open, All Nippon Pro-Am
- 1965 Nippon Series, Kansai Pro Championship, Kansai Open, Kuzuha International (tie with Toichiro Toda)
- 1966 Kansai Best Pro
- 1967 Kansai Pro Championship, Kuzuha International, All Nippon Top Pro
- 1968 Kansai Open, Japan Pro Best 10, Setouchi Series Hiroshima leg
- 1970 Nippon Series, Setouchi Series Kurashiki leg, Kansai Pro Championship
- 1971 Kansai Open
- 1972 Kansai Pro Championship
- 1973 Nippon Series
- 1974 Wizard Tournament, Grand Monarch
- 1982 Descente Osaka Open
Senior wins (4) edit
- 1989 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 1992 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 1993 Kansai Pro Senior
- 1995 Japan PGA Senior Championship
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 【速報】杉原輝雄氏が死去. 共同通信 (in Japanese). 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
External links edit
- Teruo Sugihara at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Teruo Sugihara at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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