| Hiroyuki Fujita 藤田寛之 | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (1969-06-16) 16 June 1969 (age 55) Higashi-ku, Japan | ||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1992 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 21 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 43 (2 December 2012)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 18 | ||||
| Asian Tour | 3 | ||||
| Other | 5 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2011, 2013 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T56: 2009 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T51: 2012 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T41: 2005 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Hiroyuki Fujita (Japanese: 藤田寛之, born 16 June 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Fujita has won 18 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, reaching a height of 43rd and finishing in 48th position of the 2010 year-end ranking. In 2012, Fujita won four tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, including the season-ending Golf Nippon Series JT Cup. He went on to finish the season as the leading money winner,[2] as well as being voted the most valuable player.[3]
| Legend |
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| Japan majors (3) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (15) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Sep 1997 | Suntory Open | −14 (68-68-66-72=274) | 3 strokes | Masashi Ozaki
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| 2 | 5 Aug 2001 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −5 (71-73-71-68=283) | Playoff | Katsuyoshi Tomori
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| 3 | 22 Dec 2002 (2003 season) |
Asia Japan Okinawa Open1 | −14 (67-68-67=202)* | 3 strokes | Yūsaku Miyazato (a),  Ted Purdy
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| 4 | 28 Mar 2004 | Token Homemate Cup | −3 (70-68-74-69=281) | 2 strokes | Shingo Katayama,  Charlie Wi
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| 5 | 22 May 2005 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | −18 (63-66-72-69=270) | 3 strokes |  Steven Conran, Tadahiro Takayama
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| 6 | 11 May 2008 | Pine Valley Beijing Open1 | −12 (67-65-72-72=276) | 3 strokes | Shintaro Kai
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| 7 | 26 Jul 2009 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −16 (69-68-69-66=272) | 1 stroke | Kōki Idoki
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| 8 | 23 Aug 2009 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | −20 (69-66-61-68=264) | 2 strokes | Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Tomohiro Kondo
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| 9 | 25 April 2010 | Tsuruya Open | −14 (66-66-67=199)* | Playoff | Toru Taniguchi
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| 10 | 5 Dec 2010 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −15 (65-70-64-66=265) | 1 stroke | Toru Taniguchi
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| 11 | 4 Dec 2011 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2) | −10 (66-70-64=200)* | Playoff | Toru Taniguchi
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| 12 | 22 Apr 2012 | Tsuruya Open (2) | −15 (68-66-68-67=269) | 4 strokes |  Lee Kyoung-hoon
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| 13 | 27 May 2012 | Diamond Cup Golf | −14 (66-65-70-73=274) | 3 strokes |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat
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| 14 | 16 Sep 2012 | ANA Open | −16 (71-68-65-68=272) | 1 stroke | Kurt Barnes, Yuta Ikeda, Kim Hyung-sung,  Liang Wenchong
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| 15 | 2 Dec 2012 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (3) | −10 (61-66-68-67=262) | 5 strokes | Han Lee, Toshinori Muto
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| 16 | 27 Apr 2014 | Tsuruya Open (3) | −4 (66-72-66-67=271) | Playoff | Park Sang-hyun
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| 17 | 31 Aug 2014 | RZ Everlasting KBC Augusta | −12 (71-66-74-65=276) | Playoff | Liang Wenchong
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| 18 | 28 Sep 2014 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf1 (2) | −6 (68-71-73-66=278) | 2 strokes | Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Hur Suk-ho, Jason Knutzon
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*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Diamond Cup Tournament | Yuji Igarashi, Toshimitsu Izawa
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Izawa won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2001 | Sun Chlorella Classic | Katsuyoshi Tomori
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2008 | The Crowns | Tomohiro Kondo
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Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 4 | 2010 | Tsuruya Open | Toru Taniguchi
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Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 5 | 2010 | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | Takashi Kanemoto, Michio Matsumura
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Matsumura won with par on third extra hole Kanemoto eliminated by par on first hole |
| 6 | 2011 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Toru Taniguchi
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Won with par on second extra hole |
| 7 | 2014 | Tsuruya Open | Park Sang-hyun
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Won with par on first extra hole |
| 8 | 2014 | RZ Everlasting KBC Augusta | Liang Wenchong
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Won with par on fifth extra hole |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | U.S. Senior Open |  Richard Bland
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Lost to par on third extra hole after two-hole aggregate playoff; Bland: E (4-4=8), Fujita: E (4-4=8) |
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | T58 | CUT | T51 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T41 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T68 | T56 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Championship | T61 | 73 | ||||
| Match Play | R64 | R64 | ||||
| Invitational | ||||||
| Champions | T46 | T46 | T11 | T50 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
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