Masanori Kobayashi
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese professional golfer
.
Kobayashi has played on the Japan Golf Tour
since 1999. He won his first event in 2011 at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open
. He also won two events on the Japan Challenge Tour
in 2000.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
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Kobayashi has played on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
since 1999. He won his first event in 2011 at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open
Totoumi Hamamatsu Open
The is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 2011. It is played at the Grandee Hamanako Golf Club in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. In 2011, the purse was ￥100,000,000 with ￥20,000,000 going to the winner.-External links:*...
. He also won two events on the Japan Challenge Tour
Japan Challenge Tour
The Japan Challenge Tour is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation. It has been in operation since 1985...
in 2000.