Satoshi Higashi | |
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Personal information | |
Born | (1960-11-16) 16 November 1960 (age 63) Tokyo, Japan |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1983 |
Current tour(s) | Japan PGA Senior Tour |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 13 |
Highest ranking | 75 (12 November 1995)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
Other | 6 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1996 |
PGA Championship | T78: 1996 |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1996 |
Satoshi Higashi (born 16 November 1960) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Higashi won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
His most successful year was 1995 when he won four times and finished second on the Japan Golf Tour's money list, also gaining his highest World Ranking of 75th in the same year.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 21 Jun 1987 | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | −8 (68-67-70-75=280) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 15 Jul 1990 | Nikkei Cup | −6 (70-74-64-74=282) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 19 May 1991 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup | 2 up | ![]() | |
4 | 2 Apr 1995 | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | −6 (72-68-69-73=282) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
5 | 16 Apr 1995 | Tsuruya Open | −9 (69-74-66-70=279) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 | 24 Sep 1995 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −18 (68-69-65-68=270) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
7 | 12 Nov 1995 | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −14 (70-66-71-67=274) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1991 | Mizuno Open | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
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