Masahiro Kuramoto

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倉本昌弘

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{{nihongo|Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto|倉本昌弘|Kuramoto Masahiro|born 9 September 1955}} is a Japanese professional golfer.

Early life

Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He turned professional in 1981.

Professional career

Kuramoto won 30 tournaments on the Japan 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 Japan Amateur Championship
1977 Japan Amateur Championship
1980 Japan Amateur Championship

Professional wins (47)

=Japan Golf Tour wins (30)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|28 Sep 1980

|Chushikoku Open
(as an amateur)

|−7 (69-70-68-74=281)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kenji Sogame

align=center|2

|align=right|16 Aug 1981

|Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers

|−8 (65-72-72-71=280)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Saburo Fujiki, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Keiichi Hoshino

align=center|3

|align=right|5 Sep 1981

|Chushikoku Open (2)

|−3 (70-76-67=213)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hideto Shigenobu

align=center|4

|align=right|20 Sep 1981

|ANA Sapporo Open

|−6 (67-73-69-73=282)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kikuo Arai

align=center|5

|align=right|11 Oct 1981

|Tokai Classic

|−7 (68-71-70=209)*

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Fujio Kobayashi, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tōru Nakamura,
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hideto Shigenobu

align=center|6

|align=right|25 Jul 1982

|Japan PGA Championship

|−14 (67-69-69-69=274)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan

align=center|7

|align=right|4 Sep 1982

|Chushikoku Open (3)

|−10 (67-70-73-68=278)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Norio Mikami

align=center|8

|align=right|3 Sep 1983

|Chushikoku Open (4)

|−16 (70-66-70-66=272)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hideto Shigenobu

align=center|9

|align=right|9 Oct 1983

|Tokai Classic (2)

|−12 (64-69-72-71=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Naomichi Ozaki

align=center|10

|align=right|2 Sep 1984

|Chushikoku Open (5)

| +5 (68-73-72-76=289)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hideto Shigenobu

align=center|11

|align=right|21 Oct 1984

|Bridgestone Tournament

|−9 (67-74-67-71=279)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Tze-chung, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshihisa Iwashita,
{{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Torrance

align=center|12

|align=right|29 Sep 1985

|Gene Sarazen Jun Classic

|−7 (66-72-71=209)*

|colspan=2|Shared title with {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kazushige Kono and {{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

align=center|13

|align=right|27 Oct 1985

|Bridgestone Open (2)

|−15 (71-67-68-67=273)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki

align=center|14

|align=right|21 Sep 1986

|ANA Open (2)

|−7 (73-72-66-70=281)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Isao Aoki

align=center|15

|align=right|5 Oct 1986

|Tokai Classic (3)

|−17 (68-69-65-69=271)

|9 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Shinsaku Maeda

align=center|16

|align=right|23 Aug 1987

|Maruman Open

|−24 (64-62-67-71=264)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki

align=center|17

|align=right|6 Sep 1987

|Chushikoku Open (6)

|−8 (71-70-70-69=280)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tadami Ueno

align=center|18

|align=right|5 Jun 1988

|Sendai Classic

|−9 (67-67-70=204)*

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Futoshi Irino

align=center|19

|align=right|19 Jun 1988

|Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open

|−11 (68-66-74-69=277)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Baker-Finch, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tsukasa Watanabe,
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshikazu Yokoshima

align=center|20

|align=right|3 Jul 1988

|Kansai Pro Championship

|−12 (71-69-68-68=276)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yurio Akitomi, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Norio Mikami

align=center|21

|align=right|28 Aug 1988

|KBC Augusta

|−12 (67-71-65-73=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hajime Meshiai, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki,
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Nobumitsu Yuhara

align=center|22

|align=right|4 Sep 1988

|Chushikoku Open (7)

|−22 (67-63-65-71=266)

|13 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tadami Ueno

align=center|23

|align=right|25 Mar 1990

|Seto Uthumi Open

| +7 (75-67-78-75=295)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Ryoken Kawagishi, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Noboru Sugai

align=center|24

|align=right|10 Nov 1991

|Acom International

|32 pts (7-7-18=32)*

|10 points

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Brent Franklin, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tōru Nakamura,
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshi Mizumaki

align=center|25

|align=right|17 May 1992

|Japan PGA Championship (2)

|−7 (68-71-71-71=281)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tsuneyuki Nakajima

align=center|26

|align=right|25 Oct 1992

|Bridgestone Open (3)

|−17 (68-67-70-66=271)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tetsu Nishikawa

align=center|27

|align=right|13 Dec 1992

|Daikyo Open

|−13 (66-73-67-65=271)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Ishii

align=center|28

|align=right|5 Jun 1994

|JCB Classic Sendai (2)

|−13 (71-65-67-68=271)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Roger Mackay, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Toshiaki Sudo

align=center|29

|align=right|10 Sep 1995

|Suntory Open

|−15 (67-64-71-71=273)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Takaaki Fukuzawa, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Satoshi Higashi,
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Nobuo Serizawa

align=center|30

|align=right|28 Sep 2003

|Acom International (2)

|−13 (59-69-70-73=271)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto, {{flagicon|JPN}} Masashi Ozaki

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (6–4)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1981

|Tokai Classic

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Fujio Kobayashi, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tōru Nakamura,
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hideto Shigenobu

|Won with par on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|1983

|Gene Sarazen Jun Classic

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki

|Lost to par on first extra hole

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|align=center|3

|1984

|Chushikoku Open

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hideto Shigenobu

|

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|4

|1984

|Bridgestone Tournament

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Tze-chung, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshihisa Iwashita,
{{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Torrance

|Won with eagle on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|5

|1985

|Bridgestone Aso Open

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan

|

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|6

|1991

|Sapporo Tokyu Open

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Rick Gibson, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Shinsaku Maeda

|Gibson won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|7

|1992

|Japan PGA Championship

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tsuneyuki Nakajima

|Won with par on second extra hole

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|align=center|8

|1992

|Nikkei Cup

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kiyoshi Murota

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|9

|1992

|Bridgestone Open

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tetsu Nishikawa

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|10

|2003

|Acom International

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto, {{flagicon|JPN}} Masashi Ozaki

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

=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)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|28 Nov 2010
(2011 season)

|Handa Cup Senior Masters¹

|−17 (69-71-66-65=271)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Higashi, {{flagicon|PHI}} Frankie Miñoza,
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kiyoshi Murota

align=center|2

|align=right|24 Jun 2012

|Van Lanschot Senior Open

|E (75-72-69=216)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Oldcorn

¹Co-sanctioned by the Japan PGA Senior Tour

=Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (10)=

2007 Big Raisac Senior Open
2010 Japan Senior Open, Handa Cup Senior Masters
2014 Japan 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

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!Tournament

!1978

!1979

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

align=left|U.S. Open

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|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T45

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T30

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T42

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

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 Japan): 1976

Professional

Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1985, 1992
Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1988, 1990
Royal Trophy (Asian team): 2006 (non-playing captain)

External links

{{JapanTour player|1197}}
[http://www.smile-pga.jp/profile/?id=001197 Masahiro Kuramoto] at the PGA of Japan official website
{{PGATour player|01659}}
{{EuroTour player|2626}}
{{OWGR|371}}

Category:Japanese male golfers

Category:Japan Golf Tour golfers

Category:PGA Tour golfers

Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers

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Category:1955 births

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Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen