Ryuko Tokimatsu

Ryuko Tokimatsu (時松 隆光, Tokimatsu Ryūkō, born 7 September 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Ryuko Tokimatsu
Personal information
Born (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking97 (24 June 2018)[1]
(as of 22 October 2023)
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2018
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2018

Tokimatsu plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Japan Challenge Tour. He had one win on each tour in 2016.[2]

Tokimatsu made his debut on American soil at the 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, having qualified by virtue of his win at the 2017 Bridgestone Open.[3][4]

Professional wins (4)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 24 Jul 2016 Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open −25 (65-67-63-68=263) 3 strokes Japan Takashi Iwamoto
2 22 Oct 2017 Bridgestone Open −9 (69-64=133)* 2 strokes South Korea Lee Sang-hee
3 20 May 2018 Kansai Open Golf Championship −10 (68-68-71-71=278) 1 stroke Japan Kunihiro Kamii, Japan Shugo Imahira

*Note: The 2017 Bridgestone Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2017 ANA Open Japan Yuta Ikeda, Japan Shugo Imahira Ikeda won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2019 ANA Open Japan Yosuke Asaji, Japan Terumichi Kakazu,
United States Seungsu Han, South Africa Shaun Norris
Asaji won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2021 Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1 1 Jul 2016 Japan Create Challenge −9 (65-70=135) Playoff Japan Yuto Soeda, South Korea Kwon Sung-yeol

Results in major championships

Tournament2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2018
Championship
Match Play
Invitational T39
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

References

  1. "Week 25 2018 Ending 24 Jun 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. Young, Bruce (24 July 2016). "Tokimatsu new winner at Dunlop Srixon Open". www.iseekgolf.com.
  3. "Ryuko Tokimatsu shoots 2-under 68 in round one of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour. 2 August 2018.
  4. Bolton, Rob (31 July 2018). "Sleeper Picks: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour.


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