Kosaku Shimada | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan | 7 May 1944
Died | 3 November 2008 | (aged 64)
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 15 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 9 |
Other | 6 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T54: 1979 |
Kosaku Shimada (島田 幸作, Shimada Kosaku, 7 May 1944 – 3 November 2008) was a Japanese professional golfer.[1]
Shimada, who used to belong to Takarazuka Golf Club ,[1] played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning nine times.
Professional wins (15)
[edit]PGA of Japan Tour wins (9)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 Sep 1973 | Kansai Pro Championship | −16 (66-70-67-69=272) | ||
2 | 22 Sep 1974 | Kansai Pro Championship (2) | −8 (69-69-70-72=280) | ||
3 | 27 Oct 1974 | Tokai Classic | −12 (71-67-67-71=276) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 15 Nov 1976 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −4 (73-75-71-69=288) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 7 Aug 1977 | Kansai Pro Championship (3) | −8 (69-70-73-68=280) | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 14 May 1978 | Fujisankei Classic | −10 (70-71-69-68=278) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
7 | 19 Aug 1979 | JPGA East-West Tournament | −11 (65-68=133) | ||
8 | 19 Apr 1981 | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | −7 (68-65=133) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
9 | 26 Apr 1981 | Dunlop International Open1 | −2 (67-73-74-72=286) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1973 | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole |
2 | 1975 | Hiroshima Open | ![]() ![]() |
Lu won two-hole aggregate playoff; Lu: E (3-4=7), Nakamura: +2 (5-4=9), Shimada: +2 (4-5=9) |
3 | 1977 | Kansai Pro Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 26 Apr 1981 | Dunlop International Open1 | −2 (67-73-74-72=286) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1971 | Yomiuri International | ![]() |
Lost to bogey on third extra hole |
Other wins (6)
[edit]- 1968 Japan PGA Championship, Grand Monarch[2]
- 1970 Kansai Open
- 1975 Japan vs Great Britain and Ireland Match (Individual)[3]
- 1979 Asahi Toy Kyosen Invitational[4]
- 1984 Acom Team Championship (with Isao Isozaki)
Team appearances
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kosaku Shimada". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
- ^ "Foreign flavor at Napa". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. 6 January 1969. p. 32. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCormack, Mark (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 289–290, 472–473. ISBN 000211996X.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1980). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980. Springwood Books. p. 220. ISBN 0905947835.
External links
[edit]- Kosaku Shimada at the Japan Golf Tour official site