Ryoken Kawagishi
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Ryoken Kawagishi is a Japan
ese professional golfer
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Kawagishi was born in Ishikawa Prefecture
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As an amateur, he won two events in the United States
in 1989, the Eastern Amateur
and the Monroe Invitational
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Kawagishi joined the Japan Golf Tour
in 1990, winning six times in his career. He was the rookie of the year in 1990, winning three times. He won again in 1991, 1995 and 1999.
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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Kawagishi was born in Ishikawa Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
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As an amateur, he won two events in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1989, the Eastern Amateur
Eastern Amateur
The Eastern Amateur is an annual amateur golf tournament. It has been played at Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club in Portsmouth, Virginia since 1957; the only exceptions were in 1977 when it was played at Sleepy Hole Golf Course in Suffolk, Virginia and in 1999 when it was played at nearby...
and the Monroe Invitational
Monroe Invitational
The Monroe Invitational is an annual amateur golf tournament. It has been played since 1937 at Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, New York. It was a match play event until 1998 when it switched to stroke play....
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Kawagishi joined 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...
in 1990, winning six times in his career. He was the rookie of the year in 1990, winning three times. He won again in 1991, 1995 and 1999.
Japan Golf Tour wins (6)
- 1990 Shizuoka OpenShizuoka OpenThe Shizuoka Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 2002. It was played in March at Shizuoka Country Club in Shizuoka.-Winners:this list may be incompleteDydo Drinco Shizuoka Open*2002 Kiyoshi Murota...
, Kanto OpenKanto OpenThe Kanto Open is a golf tournament in Japan. It was played as early as 1955 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was played in September at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete*1999 Hisayuki Sasaki...
, ABC Lark Cup - 1991 Pocari Sweat OpenPocari Sweat OpenThe Pocari Sweat Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1984 to 1994. It was played in April at the Hakuryuko Country Club in Hiroshima.-Winners:this list may be incompletePocari Sweat Open*1994 Yoshi Mizumaki...
- 1995 JCB Classic Sendai
- 1999 Philip Morris Championship