Hisayuki Sasaki
| Hisayuki Sasaki | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 27 November 1964 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 3 January 2013 (aged 48) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1986 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Highest ranking | 77 (30 March 1997)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T31: 1995 |
Hisayuki Sasaki (27 November 1964 – 3 January 2013) was a Japanese professional golfer.[2]
Sasaki won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Sasaki tied Davis Love III for the individual trophy of the 1995 World Cup of Golf but lost on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff.[3]
Sasaki played on the PGA Tour in 1996[4] but with only three top-25 finishes he failed to maintain his playing rights. He finished third in the 1997 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf.
Professional wins (9)
[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Dec 1994 | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | −14 (68-66-70-66=274) | 1 stroke |  Naomichi Ozaki
|
| 2 | 14 May 1995 | Japan PGA Championship | −16 (71-70-68-63=272) | 4 strokes | Kazuhiro Takami
|
| 3 | 23 Mar 1997 | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | −14 (71-67-68-68=274) | 3 strokes |  Carlos Franco
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | Suntory Open |  David Ishii
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2003 | Tsuruya Open | Takashi Kanemoto, Hirofumi Miyase
|
Miyase won with par on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)
[edit]Other wins (3)
[edit]- 1994 Kanto Open
- 1999 Kanto Open
- 2002 Hokkaido Open
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1995 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T31 |
"T" = Tied
Note: Sasaki only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 13 1997 Ending 30 Mar 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "PGA Golfer Hisayuki Sasaki Found Dead in Bangkok Hotel Room". Chiangrai Times. 5 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Golf". Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. 13 November 1995. p. B4.
- ^ "Former Tour member Sasaki, 48, dies". PGA Tour. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
External links
[edit]- Hisayuki Sasaki at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hisayuki Sasaki at the PGA Tour official site
- Hisayuki Sasaki at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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