Masashi Ozaki (尾崎 将司, Ozaki Masashi; 24 January 1947 – 23 December 2025) was a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is…
Masashi Ozaki (尾崎 将司, Ozaki Masashi; 24 January 1947 – 23 December 2025) was a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks between 1989 and 1998. He is the most successful player of all time on the Japan Golf Tour, having led the money list a record 12 times and won 94 tournaments, over 40 more than the second highest player. Ozaki was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Tadao Nakamura (born 2 January 1947) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Masaji Kusakabe (born 7 August 1946) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Hisako "Chako" Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口久子, born 13 October 1945 in Kawagoe, Saitama) is a Japanese professional golfer.…
Hisako "Chako" Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口久子, born 13 October 1945 in Kawagoe, Saitama) is a Japanese professional golfer. Higuchi studied golf from Torakichi Nakamura, a member of Japan's winning team at the 1957 World Cup of Golf. She turned pro in 1967 and went on to win 69 titles on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Higuchi won the LPGA Championship on 12 June 1977, making her the first Asian-born player to win a major championship for either men or women. (No Asian-born player would win a men's major until Yang Yong-eun won the 2009 PGA Championship.) She was 31 when she won her LPGA Championship. Alongside Ayako Okamoto, she dominated the 1970s and 1980s in Japanese women's golf. Higuchi also won the Colgate European Open on the LPGA Tour and the Wills Australian Ladies Open on the ALPG Tour. Higuchi became president of the LPGA of Japan Tour in 1996. In 2003, she became the first Japanese golfer to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Fujio Kobayashi (小林 富士夫, Kobayashi Fujio; born 15 July 1944) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Kosaku Shimada (島田 幸作, Shimada Kosaku; 7 May 1944 – 3 November 2008) was a Japanese professional golfer.
Norihiko Matsumoto (born 5 March 1944) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the…
Norihiko Matsumoto (born 5 March 1944) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Taizo Kawada (川田 太三; February 20, 1944 – July 25, 2026) was a Japanese golf critic and designer. He is known for…
Taizo Kawada (川田 太三; February 20, 1944 – July 25, 2026) was a Japanese golf critic and designer. He is known for designing many gold clubs across Japan including the Narita Golf Club in Chiba Prefecture and the Hananoki Golf Club in Gifu Prefecture. He served as the referee of Men's major golf championships.
Namio Takasu (born 24 January 1943) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Isao Aoki (青木 功, Aoki Isao; born 31 August 1942) is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf…
Isao Aoki (青木 功, Aoki Isao; born 31 August 1942) is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.
Masaru Amono (9 August 1942 – 28 July 2006), also known as Masaru Amano, was a Japanese professional golfer.
Hideyo Sugimoto (born 16 February 1938) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Teruo Sugihara (杉原 輝雄, Sugihara Teruo; 14 June 1937 – 28 December 2011) was a Japanese professional golfer.
Tadashi Kitta (橘田 規, Kitta Tadashi; 20 April 1934 - 22 March 2003) was a Japanese professional golfer.
Yoshiro Hayashi (林由郎, Hayashi Yoshirō; 27 January 1922 – 2 January 2012) was a Japanese golfer.
Nana Suganuma (菅沼 菜々, Suganuma Nana) (born 10 February 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA…
Nana Suganuma (菅沼 菜々, Suganuma Nana) (born 10 February 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has four wins.
Hinako Shibuno (渋野 日向子, Shibuno Hinako; born 15 November 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who won the 2019…
Hinako Shibuno (渋野 日向子, Shibuno Hinako; born 15 November 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who won the 2019 Women's British Open.
Momoko Osato (大里桃子; born 10 August 1998 in Nankan, Kumamoto) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA…
Momoko Osato (大里桃子; born 10 August 1998 in Nankan, Kumamoto) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she was won twice.
Mamiko Higa (born 11 October 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Shiho Oyama (大山志保, Ōyama Shiho; born 25 May 1977) is a Japanese professional golfer. Oyama plays on the LPGA of Japan…
Shiho Oyama (大山志保, Ōyama Shiho; born 25 May 1977) is a Japanese professional golfer. Oyama plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has won 17 times and led the money list in 2006. She played on the LPGA Tour in 2009. Oyama competed for Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing 42nd.