Ryosuke Kinoshita
| Ryosuke Kinoshita | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 July 1991 Nara Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Japan Challenge Tour LIV Golf |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 69 (2 January 2022)[1] (as of 28 April 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2022 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T59: 2021 |
Ryosuke Kinoshita (born 16 July 1991) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour since 2014 and has won twice on the tour.
Professional career[edit]
Kinoshita turned professional in late 2013.[2] From 2014 to 2018, he played on the Japan Golf Tour and the second-tier Japan Challenge Tour. In his first season, 2014, he was a joint runner-up in the Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open, two strokes behind Satoshi Kodaira.[3] In 2018, he won the ISPS Handa Challenge Cup on the Japan Challenge Tour, by two strokes.[4] In 2018, he also had his first top-10 finishes on the main Japan Golf Tour since 2014, including a tie for fourth place in the Fujisankei Classic.[5]
In early 2020, Kinoshita finished tied for 6th place in the SMBC Singapore Open. The event was one of the Open Qualifying Series for the Open Championship and his high finish gave him entry to the 2020 Open Championship.[6] The 2020 Open was later cancelled but Kinoshita was given an entry into the 2021 Open Championship, his first major championship. In late 2020, Kinoshita was runner-up in the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, a stroke behind Jinichiro Kozuma, who had an eagle at the final hole while Kinoshita could only make a par.[7]
Kinoshita had his first win on the Japan Golf Tour at the Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills, winning by 5 strokes from Yuki Furuwaka.[8] Three weeks later, he won again on the tour, at the Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open. He had a final round 62, to get into a playoff with Ryuko Tokimatsu, and won with a birdie at the first extra hole.[9]
At the 2021 Open Championship, Kinoshita placed 59th. This was after making a par putt on the 18th on Friday's second round to make the cut line.
Professional wins (3)[edit]
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)[edit]
| Legend |
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Jun 2021 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills |
−14 (67-68-67-68=270) | 5 strokes | Yuki Furuwaka
|
| 2 | 27 Jun 2021 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | −25 (70-66-65-62=263) | Playoff | Ryuko Tokimatsu
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Ryuko Tokimatsu
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jun 2018 | ISPS Handa Challenge Cup | −14 (67-63-72=202) | 2 strokes | Fumihiro Ebine, Daisuke Matsubara
|
Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | T59 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships[edit]
| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | T43 |
| Champions | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "Week 1 2022 Ending 2 Jan 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ryosuke Inoshita". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Golf Tournament 2014". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "ISPS Handa Challenge Cup 2018". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Ryosuke Kinoshita". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Four secure qualification to The Open". SMBC Singapore Open. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Ryosuke Kinoshita's first victory slipped away by 1 shot deficit but is determined to fight harder". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Ryosuke Kinoshita in joyous tears! Dream come true on the Major stage to achieve his 1st Victory". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Ryosuke Kinoshita marks V2 and accomplished back-to-back win after his 1st Victory". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- Ryosuke Kinoshita at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Ryosuke Kinoshita at the Asian Tour official site
- Ryosuke Kinoshita at the Official World Golf Ranking official site