Haruo Yasuda
Haruo Yasuda (安田 春雄, Yasuda Haruo, born 19 January 1943) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Haruo Yasuda | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 January 1943 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 6 |
| Other | 11 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1981 |
Yasuda played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times. He also won several pre-tour events in Japan and on the Asia Golf Circuit. In 1968 he nearly won the Thailand Open but double-bogeyed the final hole giving Australian Randall Vines the win.[1]
Professional wins (17)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jul 1974 | Tokyo Charity Classic | −13 (69-68-69-69=275) | Playoff | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Takashi Murakami |
| 2 | 20 Jun 1976 | Tohoku Classic | −11 (74-69-67-67=277) | Playoff | Fumio Tanaka |
| 3 | 4 Jun 1978 | Tohoku Classic (2) | −5 (73-66-73-71=283) | 1 stroke | Shinsaku Maeda, Masashi Ozaki |
| 4 | 18 May 1980 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | 2 and 1 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | |
| 5 | 8 Jun 1980 | Tohoku Classic (3) | −15 (66-70-71-66=273) | 2 strokes | Shinsaku Maeda |
| 6 | 27 May 1984 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −13 (68-68-69-70=275) | 4 strokes | Kouichi Inoue, Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Tokyo Charity Classic | Takashi Murakami |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1976 | Tohoku Classic | Fumio Tanaka |
Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1976 | KBC Augusta | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Graham Marsh |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1976 | Japan PGA Championship | Shichiro Enomoto,  Hsieh Min-Nan, Seiichi Kanai |
Kanai won with par on third extra hole Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole |
| 5 | 1979 | Aso National Park Open | Takashi Kurihara, Shinsaku Maeda |
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| 6 | 1983 | KSB Setonaikai Open | Kenji Sogame |
Lost after concession before playoff |
Japanese circuit wins (7)
- 1968 Chunichi Crowns
- 1969 Kanto Open, Kanto Pro Championship
- 1970 Chunichi Crowns, Dunlop Tournament
- 1972 Golf Digest Tournament, Shizuoka Open
Asia Golf Circuit wins (4)
References
- "Thai golf title to Vines". The Canberra Times. 18 March 1968. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "No-risk Yasuda is Open golf champion". The Straits Times. 8 March 1971. p. 27.
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