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| Shunsuke Sonoda 薗田 峻輔 | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34) Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Meiji University | ||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Highest ranking | 89 (2 January 2011)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2015 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2010 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Shunsuke Sonoda (薗田 峻輔, Sonoda Shunsuke, born 26 September 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Sonoda was born in Tokyo. He was first trained by his father. After that he has been taught by golf teaching pro, Todd Baker, since he was 10 years old. When Sonoda visited Gold Coast, Australia with his family at age 13, he decided to study in Gold Coast because the town has many golf courses. He spent two years in a junior high school there to pursue his golf game further. He won the Japan National Junior Golf Championship. He decided to return Japan to enter the Suginami-Gakuin High School. He was a high school teammate of Ryo Ishikawa. Ishikawa calls him "King" as he swept all the junior tournaments. They first met in elementary school. In his sophomore year at the Meiji University, he qualified for Japan Golf Tour.
Sonoda began playing on the Japan Golf Tour in 2010 and won the 2010 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic. This victory earned him an exemption into the 2010 Open Championship.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 27 Jun 2010 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic | −15 (70-65-66=201)* | 3 strokes | Toru Taniguchi
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| 2 | 7 Jul 2013 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −20 (69-71-61-67=268) | 3 strokes | Tomohiro Kondo, Yuki Kono
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*Note: The 2010 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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| 1 | 2010 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup |  Cho Min-gyu, Mamo Osanai
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Osanai won with par on fourth extra hole Sonoda eliminated by par on second hole |
| 2 | 2010 | Fujisankei Classic | Ryo Ishikawa
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Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | 2010 |
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| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T58 |
"T" = Tied
Amateur
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