Masahiro Kuramoto Biography
Masahiro "M*y" Kuramoto (倉本昌弘, Kuramoto Masahiro, born 9 September 1955) is a *anese professional golfer.
Early life
Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He turned professional in 1981.
Professional career
Kuramoto won 30 tournaments on the *an Golf Tour, ranking sixth on the career list. He ranks 13th on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥.
Kuramoto was medalist at the 1992 PGA Tour qualifying school and had full playing rights on the tour in 1993. He played 65 times on the PGA Tour from 1978 to 1997. His best finish was tied for fourth place at the 1982 Open Championship, which was also his best finish in a major championship.
Senior career
In 2005, Kuramoto turned 50 and was eligible to play on the Champions Tour. He qualified at the 2005 Champions Tour qualifying school. He made his first start at the Turtle Bay Championship in January 2006. His best finish on the Champions Tour was a fourth-place finish in the 2006 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. He also won two European Senior Tour events in 2010 and 2012.
Amateur wins
- 1975 *an Amateur Championship
- 1977 *an Amateur Championship
- 1980 *an Amateur Championship
Professional wins (47)
*an Golf Tour wins (30)
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
*an Golf Tour playoff record (6–4)
Other wins (5)
- 1981 Wakayama Open, Hyogo Open
- 1983 House Foods Kyosen Invitation
- 1985 KSB Setonaikai Open
- 2014 Legend Charity Pro-Am
European Senior Tour wins (2)
1Co-sanctioned by the *an PGA Senior Tour
*an PGA Senior Tour wins (10)
- 2007 Big Raisac Senior Open
- 2010 *an Senior Open, Handa Cup Senior Masters
- 2014 *an Senior Open, Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament
- 2015 Kyoshinkai Hiroshima Senior Championship
- 2016 Uniden Grand Senior Championship, Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament
- 2018 Uniden Grand Senior Championship
- 2019 Starts Senior Golf Tournament
Results in major championships
Note: Kuramoto never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
This list may be incomplete.
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing *an): 1976
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing *an): 1985, 1992
- Four Tours World Championship (representing *an): 1988, 1990
- Royal Trophy (Asian team): 2006 (non-playing captain)
See also
- 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most *an Golf Tour wins
- Lowest rounds of golf
External links
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the *an Golf Tour official site
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the PGA of *an official website
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the PGA Tour official site
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the European Tour official site
- Masahiro Kuramoto at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
