Katsunari Takahashi

Katsunari Takahashi (高橋勝成, Takahashi Katsunari) (born Go Seung-Seong (高勝成, 고승성) 5 August 1950) is a Japanese professional golfer of Korean ancestry.

Katsunari Takahashi
高橋勝成
Personal information
Born (1950-08-05) 5 August 1950
Hokkaidō, Japan
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1975
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins30
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour10
Other20

Takahashi was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He won 10 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional wins (30)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (10)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 4 Sep 1983 Hokkaido Open −7 (68-71-74-68=281)
2 25 Sep 1983 Hiroshima Open −15 (67-68-66-72=273) Playoff Japan Tateo Ozaki
3 19 May 1985 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship 2 and 1 Japan Akira Yabe
4 30 Jun 1985 Mizuno Open −11 (67-71-67=205)* Shared title with Japan Tateo Ozaki
5 8 Sep 1985 Hokkaido Open (2) −6 (71-69-74-68=282) 8 strokes Japan Mamoru Takahashi
6 7 Sep 1986 Hokkaido Open (3) −12 (72-69-65-70=276) 7 strokes Japan Kazuhiro Takami
7 17 May 1987 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup (2) 37 holes Japan Masashi Ozaki
8 30 Oct 1988 ABC Lark Cup −11 (65-66-72-74=277) 1 stroke Japan Masashi Ozaki
9 2 Sep 1990 Hokkaido Open (4) −10 (69-68-73-68=278) 5 strokes Japan Mamoru Takahashi
10 8 Sep 1991 Hokkaido Open (5) −7 (69-66-76-70=281) 3 strokes Japan Fumio Tanaka

*Note: The 1985 Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–5)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1981 Gunmaken Open Japan Satsuki Takahashi
2 1983 Niigata Open Japan Isao Aoki, Japan Hideto Shigenobu
3 1983 Hiroshima Open Japan Tateo Ozaki Won with par on third extra hole
4 1988 Hokkaido Open Japan Mamoru Takahashi
4 1989 Hokkaido Open Japan Mamoru Takahashi
5 1995 PGA Philanthropy Tournament Japan Kazuhiro Takami, United States Brian Watts Takami won with birdie on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (4)

Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (13)

Other senior wins (2)

  • 2004 MK Charity Senior Open
  • 2017 Kansai Pro Golf Grand Senior Championship

Team appearances

See also

References

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