Yasuhiro Funatogawa

Yasuhiro Funatogawa
Yasuhiro Funatogawa
Personal information
Born	15 April 1955 (age 69); Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1980

Yasuhiro Funatogawa (born 15 April 1955) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Funatogawa played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times.

Professional wins (4)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	24 Aug 1980	Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers	+1 (68-70-68=206)*	Playoff	Hsieh Min-Nan
2	13 Jun 1982	Sapporo Tokyu Open	−12 (68-69-67-72=276)	7 strokes	Kazuhiko Kato
3	20 May 1984	Pepsi Ube Open	−16 (68-68-70-66=272)	2 strokes	Kikuo Arai, Naomichi Ozaki
4	16 Nov 1986	Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters	−14 (67-68-70-69=274)	2 strokes	Larry Nelson

*Note: The 1980 Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1979	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	Kuo Chie-Hsiung	Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
2	1980	Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers	Hsieh Min-Nan	Won with par on first extra hole

Tournament	1980
The Open Championship	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Funatogawa only played in The Open Championship.

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