Tomohiro Kondo
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Tomohiro Kondo is a Japan
ese professional golfer
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Kondo was born in Aichi Prefecture
. He won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games
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After turning professional, Kondo joined the Japan Golf Tour
. He has five wins on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice in 2006, and once in 2007, 2008, and 2011.
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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Kondo was born in Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
. He won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
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After turning professional, Kondo 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...
. He has five wins on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice in 2006, and once in 2007, 2008, and 2011.
Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
- 2006 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...
, ANA OpenANA OpenThe is a Japan Golf Tour event. ANA is an acronym for All Nippon Airways, the tournament's sponsor. First played in 1973, it is usually held in September each year. The host venues are the Sapporo golf club Wattsu and Yuni courses. The tournament record is 268 , set by Masashi Ozaki in 1994... - 20072007 Japan Golf TourThe 2007 Japan Golf Tour season was played from April 12 to December 2. The season consisted of 24 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.-Tournament results:...
JCB ClassicJCB ClassicThe JCB Classic was an annual Japan Golf Tour event. In recent years the tournament had been held in the end of May. It was first played in 1972. The event has been hosted on various courses in Miyagi Prefecture... - 20082008 Japan Golf TourThe 2008 Japan Golf Tour season was played from April 17 to December 7. The season consisted of 24 official money events in Japan, one in China, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.-Tournament results:...
The CrownsThe Crownsis a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The official Japanese name of this competition is "".The tournament record is 260 . It was set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. The tournament has been played at the Wago Course at the Nagoya Golf Club since the tournament's inception in 1960. The course... - 2011 Tsuruya OpenTsuruya OpenThe is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played annually since 1994. The tournament's to-par record is -17 set by Katsumasa Miyamoto in 1998. The aggregate record is 268 set by Brendan Jones in 2007. The course measures 6,770 yards and the par is 71...