Takashi Murakami (golfer)
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Takashi Murakami is a Japan
ese professional golf
er.
Murakami was born in Shizuoka
. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour
(ranks 18th on the career victories list
) and led the money list in 1975.
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 golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Murakami was born in Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
. He won 11 tournaments 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...
(ranks 18th on the career victories list
Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
This is a list of golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973. The official Japan Golf Tour website lists winners beginning with the 1985 season...
) and led the money list in 1975.
Japan Golf Tour wins (11)
- 1973 (1) All Nippon Doubles (with Hideyo SugimotoHideyo SugimotoHideyo Sugimoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Sugimoto played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. He also won several pre-Tour events in Japan...
) - 1974 (2) Chunichi Crowns, Golf Digest TournamentGolf Digest TournamentThe Golf Digest Tournament was a golf tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1971 and was part of the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1997. It was played in October at the Tomei Country Club in Shizuoka.-Winners:Golf Digest Tournament*1997 Brandt Jobe...
- 1975 (4) Japan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipJapan PGA Match-Play Championship-Winners:Japan PGA Match-Play Championship*2003 Todd HamiltonJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup*2002 Nobuhito Sato*2001 Dean Wilson*2000 Kaname Yokoo*1999 Mamo Osanai*1998 Katsunori Kuwabara*1997 Shigeki Maruyama*1996 Nobuo Serizawa...
, Japan OpenJapan Open Golf ChampionshipThe is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2011, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million...
, Japan PGA ChampionshipJapan PGA ChampionshipThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner...
, Nippon Series - 1976 (3) ANA Sapporo Open, Kanto Pro ChampionshipKanto Pro ChampionshipThe Kanto Pro Championship was a golf tournament in Japan It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1990. It was played in July at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete...
, Bridgestone OpenBridgestone OpenThe is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974 it has held at the Sodegaura Country Club. The tournament record is 266 , set by Taichi Teshima in 2006... - 1977 (1) Golf Digest TournamentGolf Digest TournamentThe Golf Digest Tournament was a golf tournament in Japan. It was founded in 1971 and was part of the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1997. It was played in October at the Tomei Country Club in Shizuoka.-Winners:Golf Digest Tournament*1997 Brandt Jobe...
Other wins (5)
- 1969 All Nippon Doubles (with Hideyo SugimotoHideyo SugimotoHideyo Sugimoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Sugimoto played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. He also won several pre-Tour events in Japan...
) - 1970 All Nippon Doubles (with Hideyo SugimotoHideyo SugimotoHideyo Sugimoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Sugimoto played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. He also won several pre-Tour events in Japan...
) - 1972 All Nippon Doubles (with Masashi OzakiMasashi Ozakiis a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks between 1989 and 1998...
), Tohoku Classic, Malaysian Open