Azuma Yano
Azuma Yano (矢野 東, Yano Azuma) (born 6 July 1977) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Azuma Yano 矢野 東 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 July 1977 Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 69 (30 November 2008)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T27: 2009 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2008, 2009 |
Yano has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Professional wins (5)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Nov 2005 | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | −18 (69-67-67-67=270) | 1 stroke |  Dinesh Chand, Nozomi Kawahara, Taichi Teshima |
| 2 | 21 Sep 2008 | ANA Open | −15 (68-68-69-68=273) | 4 strokes | Toshinori Muto, Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
| 3 | 26 Oct 2008 | Bridgestone Open | −21 (65-66-69-67=267) | 4 strokes | Takao Nogami |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Mar 2001 | PRGR Cup (Cyubu) | −5 (67) | 1 stroke | Kohei Ban, Atsushi Takamatsu, Hiroshi Ueda |
| 2 | 5 Oct 2001 | PRGR Cup (Kanto) | −8 (68-68=136) | 1 stroke | Atsushi Takamatsu |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| U.S. Open | T27 | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | 76 |
| Invitational | |
| Champions |
Did not play
References
- "Week 48 2008 Ending 30 Nov 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
- Azuma Yano at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Azuma Yano at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Yano Azuma Official Blog (in Japanese)
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