Kikuo Arai (新井規矩雄, Arai Kikuo, born 11 December 1943) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Kikuo Arai 新井規矩雄 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 December 1943 Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 19 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 6 |
| Other | 13 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T39: 1983 |
Professional career edit
Arai played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times.
Arai also played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s. He played 45 events from 1983 to 1989, including 16 events in 1986. His best finish was a tie for second at the 1985 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. He played on the Champions Tour in 2000, with one top-10 finish at The Instinet Classic.
Professional wins (19) edit
PGA of Japan Tour wins (6) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Aug 1981 | Mizuno Tournament | −12 (69-65-71-69=274) | 2 strokes |  Shigeru Uchida
|
| 2 | 23 May 1982 | Pepsi Ube Open | −11 (67-68-70-72=277) | 2 strokes | Motomasa Aoki
|
| 3 | 8 Aug 1982 | Descente Cup Hokkoku Open | −12 (71-67-71-67=276) | 2 strokes | Tsuneyuki Nakajima
|
| 4 | 3 Apr 1983 | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | −2 (69-69=138) | Playoff |  David Ishii, Teruo Sugihara
|
| 5 | 9 Jul 1983 | Toyamaken Open | −7 (65-70=135) | 1 stroke | Motomasa Aoki
|
| 6 | 24 Jun 1984 | Mizuno Tournament (2) | −9 (70-69-69-71=279) | 1 stroke | Naomichi Ozaki
|
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | Bridgestone Tournament |  Hsieh Min-Nan
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1983 | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | David Ishii, Teruo Sugihara
|
Won with par on fourth extra hole Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole |
| 3 | 1983 | Chunichi Crowns | Chen Tze-ming, David Ishii
|
Chen won with par on second extra hole |
| 4 | 1983 | Kanto Open | Saburo Fujiki, Masashi Ozaki
|
Fujiki won with par on third extra hole Arai eliminated by par on first hole |
| 5 | 1986 | Daikyo Open | Tateo Ozaki
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
Other wins (12) edit
- 1972 Tokai Classic
- 1976 Nagano Open
- 1978 Asahi Toy Ohashi Kyosen Invitational, Gunma Open
- 1980 Hakuryuko Open, Gunma Open
- 1982 Saitama Open
- 1984 Meikyukai Golden Star Charity Tournament, Gunma Open
- 1985 Meikyukai Golden Star Charity Tournament
- 1986 Asahi Breweries Ohashi Kyosen Tournament
- 1993 Sekisui Harmonate Meikyukai Charity Tournament
Senior wins (1) edit
- 1993 Maruman Senior Tournament
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T39 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Arai only played in the Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship edit
| Tournament | 1986 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances edit
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1983
- Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1985
- Nissan Cup (representing Japan): 1985
External links edit
- Kikuo Arai at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kikuo Arai at the PGA of Japan official website (in Japanese)
- Kikuo Arai at the PGA Tour official site
- Kikuo Arai at the European Tour official site
- Kikuo Arai at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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