Ryo Hisatsune

Ryo Hisatsune (Japanese: 久常 涼, born 9 September 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer, who plays on the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 2023 Cazoo Open de France.

Ryo Hisatsune
久常 涼
Personal information
Born (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002
Okayama, Japan
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s)European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking90 (22 October 2023)[1]
(as of 22 October 2023)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other3
Achievements and awards
Japan Challenge Tour
money list winner
2020–21

Professional career

Hisatsune turned professional in 2020.[2] He played on the Japan Challenge Tour in 2020 and 2021, winning three times and claiming the money list title. He played on the Japan Golf Tour for the 2022 season, with a best result of tied-second coming at the ASO Iizuka Challenged Golf Tournament.

In November 2022, Hisatsune entered the European Tour Qualifying School. He finished tied-seventh, earning status to play on the 2023 European Tour season.[3] Two weeks later, he finished tied-second at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, three shots behind Cameron Smith.[4]

In September 2023, Hisatsune claimed his first win on the European Tour, winning the Cazoo Open de France at Le Golf National. He shot a final-round 66 to win by two shots ahead of Jordan Smith and Jeff Winther.[5]

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1 24 Sep 2023 Cazoo Open de France −14 (66-69-69-66=270) 2 strokes England Jordan Smith, Denmark Jeff Winther

Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 18 Jun 2021 Japan Create Challenge −22 (66-61-67=194) 4 strokes Japan Takahiro Hataji
2 30 Jul 2021 Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge −17 (64-61=125) 6 strokes Japan Fumihiro Ebine, Japan Shintaro Kobayashi,
Japan Yusuke Sakamoto
3 24 Sep 2021 ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament −18 (66-66-66=198) 1 stroke Japan Taichi Nabetani, Japan Kaito Onishi

References

  1. "Week 42 2023 Ending 22 Oct 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. "久常 涼" [Ryo Hisatsune] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. Hall, Jamie (16 November 2022). "Every player to qualify from DP World Tour Q-school". Bunkered. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. "Smith holds nerve to claim third Australian PGA Championship title". Reuters. 27 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. "French Open: Ryo Hisatsune triumphs at Le Golf National as Jordan Smith lets lead slip". BBC Sport. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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