Hajime Meshiai

Hajime Meshiai
飯合肇
Hajime Meshiai; 飯合肇
Personal information
Born	12 March 1954 (age 70); Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
College	Komazawa University
Turned professional	1978
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	17
Highest ranking	77 (15 March 1998)
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	11
Other	6
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T41: 1994
PGA Championship	T75: 1994
U.S. Open	CUT: 1994
The Open Championship	T60: 1994
Achievements and awards
PGA of Japan Tour; money list winner
PGA of Japan Tour; money list winner	1993

Hajime Meshiai (飯合肇, Meshiai Hajime, born 12 March 1954) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Meshiai was born in Chiba. He turned professional in 1978. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1993. He is 14th on the career money list (through 2013).

Professional wins (17)[edit]

Japan Golf Tour wins (11)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	1 Sep 1985	KBC Augusta	−10 (67-68-71=206)*	1 stroke	Isao Aoki, Eitaro Deguchi, Masashi Ozaki, Satsuki Takahashi, Fuzzy Zoeller
2	13 Apr 1986	Pocari Sweat Open	−7 (71-68-73-65=277)	1 stroke	Ian Baker-Finch, Nobumitsu Yuhara
3	12 Jul 1987	Hiroshima Open	−13 (70-63-70-72=275)	2 strokes	Yoshiyuki Isomura, Lu Liang-Huan, Tadao Nakamura
4	18 Jun 1989	Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open	−11 (64-71-70=205)*	2 strokes	Naomichi Ozaki
5	7 Mar 1993	Token Cup	−12 (68-70-69-69=276)	2 strokes	Todd Hamilton
6	25 Apr 1993	Dunlop Open¹	−13 (69-68-69-69=275)	2 strokes	Katsunari Takahashi, Kevin Wentworth
7	31 Oct 1993	Lark Cup	−5 (73-72-68-70=283)	1 stroke	Masahiro Kuramoto, Naomichi Ozaki
8	9 Jun 1996	Sapporo Tokyu Open	−9 (70-64-72-73=279)	1 stroke	Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa, Harumitsu Hamano, Yasunori Ida
9	8 Sep 1996	Suntory Open	−16 (68-69-66-69=272)	3 strokes	Hidemichi Tanaka
10	15 Mar 1998	Token Corporation Cup (2)	−16 (70-71-67-64=272)	1 stroke	Masashi Ozaki
11	26 Sep 1999	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	−11 (71-66-70-70=277)	Playoff	Hirofumi Miyase

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
¹Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1983	Acom Doubles (with Masashi Ozaki)	Lu Hsi-chuen and Lu Liang-Huan	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	1993	JCB Classic Sendai	Yoshi Mizumaki, Tsukasa Watanabe	Mizumaki won with birdie on sixth extra hole
3	1993	Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open	Katsuji Hasegawa	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4	1999	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	Hirofumi Miyase	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)[edit]

1986 Acom Team Championship (with Satoshi Higashi)

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (5)[edit]

2005 Kinojo Senior Open
2008 Starts Senior Golf Tournament, Akira Kobayashi Invitational Sanko Senior Golf Tournament
2009 Fujifilm Senior Championship
2016 Kanehide Senior Okinawa Open

Results in major championships[edit]

Tournament	1988	1994	1996
Masters Tournament		T41
U.S. Open		CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	T60	CUT
PGA Championship		T75

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances[edit]

Kirin Cup (representing Japan): 1987
Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996
Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003

References[edit]

^ "Week 11 1998 Ending 15 Mar 1998" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links[edit]

Hajime Meshiai at the Japan Golf Tour official site
Hajime Meshiai at the PGA Tour official site
Hajime Meshiai at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[w199811-1] "Week 11 1998 Ending 15 Mar 1998" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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