| Hiroyuki Fujita 藤田寛之 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 16 June 1969 Higashi-ku, Japan | ||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1992 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 20 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 43 (2 December 2012)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 18 | ||||
| Asian Tour | 3 | ||||
| Other | 2 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2011, 2013 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T56: 2009 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T51: 2012 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T41: 2005 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Hiroyuki Fujita (Japanese: 藤田寛之, born 16 June 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career
Fujita has won 18 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, reaching a height of 43rd and finishing in 48th position of the 2010 year-end ranking. In 2012, Fujita won four tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, including the season-ending Golf Nippon Series JT Cup. He went on to finish the season as the leading money winner,[2] as well as being voted the most valuable player.[3]
Professional wins (21)
Japan Golf Tour wins (18)
| Legend |
| Japan majors (3) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (15) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Sep 1997 | Suntory Open | −14 (68-68-66-72=274) | 3 strokes | Masashi Ozaki |
| 2 | 5 Aug 2001 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −5 (71-73-71-68=283) | Playoff | Katsuyoshi Tomori |
| 3 | 22 Dec 2002 (2003 season) |
Asia Japan Okinawa Open1 | −14 (67-68-67=202)* | 3 strokes | Yūsaku Miyazato (a),  Ted Purdy |
| 4 | 28 Mar 2004 | Token Homemate Cup | −3 (70-68-74-69=281) | 2 strokes | Shingo Katayama,  Charlie Wi |
| 5 | 22 May 2005 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | −18 (63-66-72-69=270) | 3 strokes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Steven Conran, Tadahiro Takayama |
| 6 | 11 May 2008 | Pine Valley Beijing Open1 | −12 (67-65-72-72=276) | 3 strokes | Shintaro Kai |
| 7 | 26 Jul 2009 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −16 (69-68-69-66=272) | 1 stroke | Kōki Idoki |
| 8 | 23 Aug 2009 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | −20 (69-66-61-68=264) | 2 strokes | Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Tomohiro Kondo |
| 9 | 25 April 2010 | Tsuruya Open | −14 (66-66-67=199)* | Playoff | Toru Taniguchi |
| 10 | 5 Dec 2010 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −15 (65-70-64-66=265) | 1 stroke | Toru Taniguchi |
| 11 | 4 Dec 2011 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2) | −10 (66-70-64=200)* | Playoff | Toru Taniguchi |
| 12 | 22 Apr 2012 | Tsuruya Open (2) | −15 (68-66-68-67=269) | 4 strokes | Lee Kyoung-hoon |
| 13 | 27 May 2012 | Diamond Cup Golf | −14 (66-65-70-73=274) | 3 strokes |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| 14 | 16 Sep 2012 | ANA Open | −16 (71-68-65-68=272) | 1 stroke | Kurt Barnes, Yuta Ikeda, Kim Hyung-sung,  Liang Wenchong |
| 15 | 2 Dec 2012 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (3) | −10 (61-66-68-67=262) | 5 strokes | Han Lee, Toshinori Muto |
| 16 | 27 Apr 2014 | Tsuruya Open (3) | −4 (66-72-66-67=271) | Playoff | Park Sang-hyun |
| 17 | 31 Aug 2014 | RZ Everlasting KBC Augusta | −12 (71-66-74-65=276) | Playoff | Liang Wenchong |
| 18 | 28 Sep 2014 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf1 (2) | −6 (68-71-73-66=278) | 2 strokes | Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Hur Suk-ho, Jason Knutzon |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Diamond Cup Tournament | Yuji Igarashi, Toshimitsu Izawa |
Izawa won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2001 | Sun Chlorella Classic | Katsuyoshi Tomori |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2008 | The Crowns | Tomohiro Kondo |
Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 4 | 2010 | Tsuruya Open | Toru Taniguchi |
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 5 | 2010 | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Takashi Kanemoto, Michio Matsumura |
Matsumura won with par on third extra hole Kanemoto eliminated by par on first hole |
| 6 | 2011 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Toru Taniguchi |
Won with par on second extra hole |
| 7 | 2014 | Tsuruya Open | Park Sang-hyun |
Won with par on first extra hole |
| 8 | 2014 | RZ Everlasting KBC Augusta | Liang Wenchong |
Won with par on fifth extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)
- 1997 Mito Green Open, Twin Fields Cup
Japan Senior Tour win
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | T58 | CUT | T51 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T41 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T68 | T56 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T61 | 73 | ||||
| Match Play | R64 | R64 | ||||
| Invitational | ||||||
| Champions | T46 | T46 | T11 | T50 |
Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1997, 2009
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1998
- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003, 2005
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2013
See also
References
- ↑ "Week 48 2012 Ending 2 Dec 2012" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "藤田寛之が完全優勝の３連覇を達成、２０１２年の賞金王に" [Hiroyuki Fujita wins outright for the third time in a row and becomes the 2012 prize money king.] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ "藤田寛之はさらなる高みを目指して･･･" [Hiroyuki Fujita aims for even greater heights...] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links
- Hiroyuki Fujita at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hiroyuki Fujita at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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