Shigeru Uchida
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Shigeru Uchida is a Japan
ese professional golfer
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Uchida played on the Japan Golf Tour
, winning five times. He also won several pre-Tour Japanese events.
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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Uchida 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...
, winning five times. He also won several pre-Tour Japanese events.
Japan Golf Tour wins
- 1977 Sanpo Classic
- 1980 Japan PGA East vs West Match
- 1981 Chubu OpenChubu OpenThe Chubu Open is a golf tournament in Japan's Nagoya region. It is first played in 1971. It was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1973 to 1991.-Winners:*2011 Tatsuya Tanioka*2010 Kotaro Kajimoto*2009*2008 Kunihiro Komii*2007 Hiro Aoyama*2006 Yosuke Uraguchi...
- 1982 Toyamaken Open, Chubu OpenChubu OpenThe Chubu Open is a golf tournament in Japan's Nagoya region. It is first played in 1971. It was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1973 to 1991.-Winners:*2011 Tatsuya Tanioka*2010 Kotaro Kajimoto*2009*2008 Kunihiro Komii*2007 Hiro Aoyama*2006 Yosuke Uraguchi...
Other wins
- 1966 Chunichi Crowns
- 1969 Kansai OpenKansai OpenThe is a golf tournament in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991 and returned again in 2009. The 2010 event was the 76th edition...
- 1971 Tokai Classic, Chubu OpenChubu OpenThe Chubu Open is a golf tournament in Japan's Nagoya region. It is first played in 1971. It was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1973 to 1991.-Winners:*2011 Tatsuya Tanioka*2010 Kotaro Kajimoto*2009*2008 Kunihiro Komii*2007 Hiro Aoyama*2006 Yosuke Uraguchi...
, All Nippon Doubles Tournament (with Hiro Ishii) - 1974 Mizuno OpenMizuno OpenThe is a golf tournament played in Japan since 1971. It has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Beginning in 1998, the top four finishers in the Mizuno Open that were not already exempt into The Open Championship received exemptions. There is also a mini-money list of events up to and...
- 1975 Mizuno OpenMizuno OpenThe is a golf tournament played in Japan since 1971. It has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Beginning in 1998, the top four finishers in the Mizuno Open that were not already exempt into The Open Championship received exemptions. There is also a mini-money list of events up to and...