Kazuhiko Hosokawa (Japanese: 細川和彦, born 28 December 1970) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Kazuhiko Hosokawa 細川和彦 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 December 1970 Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1993 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan PGA Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Highest ranking | 80 (5 March 2000)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 8 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T70: 2000 |
Career
editHosokawa has won eight tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He has also played in The Open Championship three times where his best performance came in 2000; finishing T70.
Professional wins (10)
editJapan Golf Tour wins (8)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Aug 1995 | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | −17 (69-66-67-69=271) | 1 stroke |  Todd Hamilton,  Tomohiro Maruyama
|
| 2 | 4 Aug 1996 | Sanko Grand Summer Championship | −16 (68-66-68-70=272) | 5 strokes |  Eduardo Herrera
|
| 3 | 18 Aug 1996 | Acom International | 51 pts (11-14-18-8=51) | 4 points |  Frankie Miñoza
|
| 4 | 3 Aug 1997 | NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | −11 (71-68-67-71=277) | 1 stroke | Hisayuki Sasaki
|
| 5 | 19 Sep 1999 | ANA Open | −11 (66-70-69-72=277) | 1 stroke | Naomichi Ozaki, Katsuyoshi Tomori
|
| 6 | 5 Dec 1999 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −10 (63-74-69-64=270) | 2 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa
|
| 7 | 30 Sep 2001 | Acom International (2) | −17 (68-63-65-71=267) | 2 strokes | Katsumune Imai,  Scott Laycock, Nobuhito Sato, Toru Taniguchi, Shinichi Yokota
|
| 8 | 3 Jul 2005 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | −7 (70-67-67-69=273) | Playoff | Yasuharu Imano,  David Smail
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Sanko Grand Summer Championship | Shingo Katayama
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 2 | 1999 | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Masayuki Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
|
Kawamura won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1999 | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
|
Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 4 | 2004 | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Katsumune Imai
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2005 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Yasuharu Imano, David Smail
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
edit- 1994 Korakuen Cup (1st)
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Nov 2021 | Cosmo Health Cup Senior Tournament | −9 (66-69=135) | Playoff | Mamo Osanai
|
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | 77 | CUT | T70 |
Note: Hosokawa only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | |||||||
| Championship | T53 | NT1 | |||||
| Invitational | 65 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
Did not play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
References
edit- ^ "Week 9 2000 Ending 5 Mar 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
edit- Kazuhiko Hosokawa at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kazuhiko Hosokawa at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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