Yūsaku Miyazato

Yūsaku Miyazato
宮里 優作
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1980-06-19) 19 June 1980
Higashi, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Nationality  Japan
Career
College Tohoku Fukushi University
Status Professional
Current tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour 3
Other 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T23: 2016
The Open Championship CUT: 2014, 2016
PGA Championship DNP

Yūsaku Miyazato (Japanese: 宮里 優作, born 19 June 1980) is a professional golfer from Okinawa, Japan. On 25 August 2006 he became the first modern-era golfer to make two hole in one shots in the same round of a PGA Tour event,[1] at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.

Miyazato was born in Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He attended Tohoku Fukushi University,[2] and won the Japanese collegiate championship in 2000, and the Japanese Amateur Championship in 2001. In December 2002, he announced his decision to turn pro before his upcoming graduation.[3] He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour.

His younger sister, Ai Miyazato, is also a professional golfer and is currently competing in the LPGA Tour.

At the time of his holes in one, the PGA Tour announced that it was the first time since they had started keeping records. However, research later turned up confirming that an amateur golfer, W.W. "Bill" Whedon, also hit two in the opening round of the 1955 Insurance City Open.[4][5]

In November 2015, Miyazato won the Dunlop Phoenix event, one of the more prestigious events on the Japan Golf Tour to earn his third tour level victory. He shot rounds of 64-69 on the weekend to win by two strokes.

Professional wins (4)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 201420152016
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP T23
The Open Championship CUT DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ↑ Sonner, Scott (25 August 2006). "Miyazato has 2 aces up sleeve". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  2. ↑ Miller, Ann (14 January 2003). "Legion of foreign golfers gets set for Waialae". Honolulu Advertiser. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
  3. ↑ Miller, Ann (2 January 2003). "Defending champ Garcia highlights Mercedes field". Honolulu Advertiser. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
  4. ↑ "Double aces may also have happened on PGA Tour in 1955". USA Today. Associated Press. 26 August 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Pat On The Back". Sports Illustrated. 19 September 1955.
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