Satoshi Higashi (born 16 November 1960) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Satoshi Higashi | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 November 1960 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1983 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan PGA Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Highest ranking | 75 (12 November 1995)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1996 |
| PGA Championship | T78: 1996 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1996 |
Career edit
Higashi won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
His most successful year was 1995 when he won four times and finished second on the Japan Golf Tour's money list, also gaining his highest World Ranking of 75th in the same year.
Professional wins (13) edit
PGA of Japan Tour wins (7) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jun 1987 | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | −8 (68-67-70-75=280) | 1 stroke |  Graham Marsh,  Hajime Meshiai
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| 2 | 15 Jul 1990 | Nikkei Cup | −6 (70-74-64-74=282) | 1 stroke | Nobuo Serizawa
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| 3 | 19 May 1991 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup | 2 up | Tsuneyuki Nakajima
| |
| 4 | 2 Apr 1995 | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | −6 (72-68-69-73=282) | 1 stroke | Katsuyoshi Tomori
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| 5 | 16 Apr 1995 | Tsuruya Open | −9 (69-74-66-70=279) | 1 stroke | Kōki Idoki, Katsunori Kuwabara, Roger Mackay, Kiyoshi Maita, Yoshi Mizumaki
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| 6 | 24 Sep 1995 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −18 (68-69-65-68=270) | 1 stroke | Masashi Ozaki
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| 7 | 12 Nov 1995 | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −14 (70-66-71-67=274) | 4 strokes | Shigeki Maruyama
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PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Mizuno Open | Roger Mackay
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Other wins (2) edit
- 1986 Acom Team Championship (with Hajime Meshiai)
- 1994 Meikyukai Charity Golf Tournament
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2) edit
- 2013 ISPS Handa Cup - Philanthropy Senior Tournament
- 2023 Kanehide Senior Okinawa Open Golf Tournament
Other senior wins (2) edit
- 2012 Asahi Ryokuken Cup TVQ Senior Open
- 2015 Trust Park Cup Sasebo Senior Open
Team appearances edit
- Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1990
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1991
References edit
- ^ "Week 45 1995 Ending 12 Nov 1995" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links edit
- Satoshi Higashi at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Satoshi Higashi at the PGA of Japan official website
- Satoshi Higashi at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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