Koichi Uehara
| Koichi Uehara | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 25 November 1947 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality | Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
Koichi Uehara (born 25 November 1947) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Professional career
Uehara played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times.
Professional wins (11)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Aug 1977 | Hokkaido Open | E (73-68-74-73=288) | ||
| 2 | 27 Aug 1978 | Hokkaido Open (2) | −2 (72-67-71-76=286) | 7 strokes | Yasuo Kuninaka |
| 3 | 17 Sep 1978 | Sanpo Classic | −14 (67-69-68-70=274) | 4 strokes | Haruo Yasuda |
| 4 | 28 Sep 1980 | Hokkaido Open (3) | +6 (71-76-72-75=294) | 2 strokes | Shoichi Sato |
| 5 | 5 Sep 1982 | Hokkaido Open (4) | +1 (71-72-76-70=289) | 5 strokes | Katsunari Takahashi |
| 6 | 2 Sep 1984 | Hokkaido Open (5) | −9 (70-70-68-71=279) | ||
| 7 | 7 Oct 1984 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −5 (71-68-70-74=283) | 2 strokes | Koichi Suzuki |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Isao Aoki, Kuo Chie-Hsiung, Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole Aoki and Uehara eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Other wins (4)
- 1976 Hokkaido Open
- 1979 Niigata Open[1]
- 1993 Hokkaido Open
- 2000 Hokkaido Open
See also
References
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1980). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980. Springwood Books. p. 224. ISBN 0905947835.
External links
- Koichi Uehara at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Koichi Uehara at the Official World Golf Ranking official site