Tōru Nakamura (golfer)
| Tōru Nakamura 中村 通 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 31 October 1950 Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1968 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 28 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 20 (Tied 9th all time) |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1980 |
| PGA Championship | T59: 1980 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T20: 1982 |
Tōru Nakamura (中村 通, Nakamura Tōru, born 31 October 1950) is a Japanese golfer.
Nakamura was born in Osaka. He won 20 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks eighth on the career victories list.
Professional wins (28)[edit]
PGA of Japan Tour wins (20)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Sep 1973 | Hiroshima Open | −19 (67-64-68-70=269) | 1 stroke |  Iraneo Legaspi
|
| 2 | 16 Jun 1974 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −10 (71-67-71-69=278) | 2 strokes |  Graham Marsh
|
| 3 | 25 Aug 1974 | KBC Augusta | −15 (67-65-70-71=273) | 1 stroke |  Teruo Sugihara
|
| 4 | 24 Nov 1975 | ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches | −15 (67-67-71-68=273) | 7 strokes |  Al Geiberger
|
| 5 | 7 May 1978 | Wizard Tournament | −2 (73-70-71=214) | 1 stroke | Kikuo Arai, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
|
| 6 | 11 Jun 1978 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −8 (72-68-69-71=280) | 1 stroke |  Hsu Sheng-san, Norio Suzuki
|
| 7 | 3 Jun 1979 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (2) | −3 (74-72-71-68=285) | 1 stroke | Yoshio Kusayanagi
|
| 8 | 10 Jun 1979 | Tohoku Classic | −10 (73-67-69-69=278) | Playoff | Hsieh Min-Nan
|
| 9 | 1 Jul 1979 | Kansai Pro Championship | −15 (69-66-68-70=273) | 4 strokes | Yasuhiro Miyamoto, Shigeru Uchida
|
| 10 | 18 Apr 1982 | Bridgestone Aso Open | −5 (74-72-68-69=283) | 3 strokes | Shigeru Uchida
|
| 11 | 13 May 1984 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | 4 and 3 | Kouichi Inoue
| |
| 12 | 12 Aug 1984 | JPGA East-West Tournament | −10 (67-65=132) | ||
| 13 | 2 Sep 1984 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | −7 (70-75-67-69=281) | 2 strokes | Yoshitaka Yamamoto
|
| 14 | 2 Dec 1984 | Golf Nippon Series | −23 (66-66-67-68=267) | 7 strokes | Masahiro Kuramoto
|
| 15 | 9 Nov 1986 | Hiroshima Open (2) | −16 (68-68-71-65=272) | Playoff | Saburo Fujiki
|
| 16 | 7 Dec 1986 | Golf Nippon Series (2) | −15 (70-70-66-69=275) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki
|
| 17 | 25 Sep 1988 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −12 (68-68-69-35=240)* | 4 strokes | Nobuo Serizawa
|
| 18 | 11 Mar 1990 | Imperial Open | −3 (69-72-73-71=285) | Playoff | Hideto Shigenobu
|
| 19 | 9 Sep 1990 | Suntory Open | −17 (65-65-69-72=271) | 1 stroke | Graham Marsh
|
| 20 | 28 Jun 1992 | Mizuno Open | −6 (70-72-72-68=282) | 1 stroke | Saburo Fujiki, Brian Jones
|
*Note: The 1988 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic was shortened to 63 holes due to rain.
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–5)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | Hiroshima Open | Lu Liang-Huan, Kosaku Shimada
|
Lu won two-hole aggregate playoff; Lu: E (3-4=7), Nakamura: +2 (5-4=9), Shimada: +2 (4-5=9) |
| 2 | 1979 | Tohoku Classic | Hsieh Min-Nan
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1981 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Lu Hsi-chuen, Teruo Sugihara
|
Lu won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1981 | Tokai Classic | Fujio Kobayashi, Masahiro Kuramoto, Hideto Shigenobu
|
Kuramoto won with par on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1983 | Yomiuri Open | Graham Marsh
|
Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 6 | 1986 | Hiroshima Open | Saburo Fujiki
|
Won with par on fourth extra hole |
| 7 | 1990 | Imperial Open | Hideto Shigenobu
|
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 8 | 1994 | Dydo Shizuoka Open | Tsuneyuki Nakajima
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Other wins (8)[edit]
- 1973 Okinawa Classic
- 1975 Young Lions
- 1976 All Star
- 1977 All Star
- 1982 Kobe-Gifu Open, ???
- 1984 Kobe-Gifu Open
- 1989 Kuzuha International
Team appearances[edit]
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1973
- Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1987, 1989
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Tōru Nakamura at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Tōru Nakamura at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
 | This biographical article relating to golf in Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |