Yasuharu Imano (Japanese: 今野康晴, born 28 May 1973) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Yasuharu Imano 今野康晴 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 May 1973 Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Highest ranking | 75 (27 December 2009)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2000, 2006 |
Imano was born in Gifu Prefecture.[2]
He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won seven times between 1999 and 2009.[3]
Professional wins (9)
editJapan Golf Tour wins (7)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 May 1999 | The Crowns | −9 (73-68-65-65=271) | 1 stroke |  Naomichi Ozaki
|
| 2 | 25 Jun 2000 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | −14 (66-71-72-65=274) | 1 stroke | Toshimitsu Izawa, Katsumasa Miyamoto
|
| 3 | 28 Jul 2002 | Sato Foods NST Niigata Open Golf Championship | −18 (70-64-70-66=270) | 4 strokes | Katsumasa Miyamoto
|
| 4 | 4 Aug 2002 | Aiful Cup | −20 (64-66-66-72=268) | 1 stroke | Toshimitsu Izawa
|
| 5 | 11 Sep 2005 | Suntory Open | −13 (65-64-70-68=267) | 2 strokes | Mamo Osanai
|
| 6 | 4 Dec 2005 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −11 (72-67-63-67=269) | 2 strokes | Shinichi Yokota
|
| 7 | 15 Nov 2009 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −13 (69-65-68-73=275) | 2 strokes | Kenichi Kuboya,  Han Lee
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–6)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Kazuhiko Hosokawa,  David Smail
|
Hosokawa won with par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2005 | ANA Open | Keiichiro Fukabori
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2007 | ANA Open |  Chawalit Plaphol, Norio Shinozaki
|
Shinozaki won with par on fifth extra hole Imano eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 2008 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Shingo Katayama
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2009 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Yuta Ikeda
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 6 | 2009 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Ryo Ishikawa, Ryuichi Oda
|
Oda won with birdie on second extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Feb 1997 | Konica U-Bix Manila Open | −7 (70-74-71-71=281) | 2 strokes |  Pedro Martínez, Kevin Wentworth, Danny Zarate
|
Other wins (1)
editResults in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Imano only played in The Open Championship.
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | T25 |
| Invitational |
Did not play
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
edit- World Cup (representing Japan): 1998, 2005
- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2006
References
edit- ^ "Week 52 2009 Ending 27 Dec 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Profile on Japan Golf Tour's official site
- ^ Lifetime record on Japan Golf Tour's official site
External links
edit- Yasuharu Imano at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yasuharu Imano at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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