Tomoo Ishii

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{{Nihongo|Tomoo Ishii|石井朝夫|Ishii Tomoo}} (9 June 1923 – 24 January 2022) was a Japanese professional golfer.

Professional career

Ishii was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and started playing golf at the age of 15.{{Cite web |title=Tomoo Ishii |url=https://www.jgto.org/pc/PlayerProfileEng.do?playerCd=59&playerTourKbn=0 |access-date=11 November 2019 |publisher=JGTO}} Ishii won a number of events on the Japanese and Asian circuits through the 1950s and 1960s. One of his top triumphs was at the 1964 Capitol Hills Open in Manila, Philippines on the Far East Circuit. Ishii was tied for the lead with Australian golfer Peter Thomson at the beginning of the fourth round. He outshot Thomson by four strokes over the course of the final round to win.{{Cite news |date=2 March 1964 |title=Ishii's 69 for 280 Captures Manila Golf by Two Strokes |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/02/archives/ishiis-69-for-280-captures-manila-golf-by-two-strokes.html |access-date=11 November 2019}}

His good play helped him earn three consecutive special foreign invitations to the Masters in the mid-1960s. He was one of the first Asian players to play in the event. He made the cut the first two years. He also represented Japan in the Canada Cup in 1963 and 1964.

Personal life and death

Ishii died on 24 January 2022, at the age of 98.{{cite news |title=男子ゴルフ石井朝夫が死去、98歳マスターズに3年連続出場 |trans-title=Men's golf Tomoo Ishii dies, 98 years old, participates in Masters for 3 consecutive years |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2022/01/27/kiji/20220127s00043000423000c.html |access-date=28 January 2022 |publisher=Sponichi |date=27 January 2022 |language=Japanese}}

Professional wins (10)

=Far East Circuit wins (4)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|1 Mar 1964

|Capitol Hills Open

|−4 (69-72-70-69=280)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} Ben Arda

align=center|2

|align=right|15 Mar 1964

|Malayan Open

|−14 (70-75-70-67=282)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Brian Huggett, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tadashi Kitta

align=center|3

|align=right|14 Mar 1965

|Malayan Open (2)

|−10 (71-73-70-68=282)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Lu Liang-Huan, {{flagicon|ENG}} Guy Wolstenholme

align=center|4

|align=right|19 Mar 1967

|Thailand Open

|−5 (72-73-67-71=283)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jacklin, {{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Chie-Hsiung

=Japan wins (5)=

=Senior wins (1)=

1977 Japan PGA Senior Championship

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1964

!1965

!1966

align="left" |Masters Tournament

|T40

|T26

|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied for place

Note: Ishii only played in the Masters Tournament.{{Cite web |title=Tomoo Ishii |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=368 |access-date=11 November 2019 |website=Golf Major Championships}}{{Cite news |date=9 April 1966 |title=Masters scorecard |page=8 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I9laAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1912%2C1229251}}

Team appearances

Canada Cup (representing Japan): 1963, 1964

References

Category:1923 births

Category:2022 deaths

Category:Japanese male golfers

Category:Golfers from Shizuoka Prefecture

Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen