Tsutomu Irie
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| status = Professional
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Tsutomu Irie (born 6 May 1948) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Irie played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. In 1985, he became the first player to break the 60 barrier in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round of the Kuzuha International;{{cite news |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19850407-1.2.34.7 |title=Irie fires lowest score in Japan's pro history |newspaper=Singapore Monitor |date=7 April 1985 |agency=Reuter |via=National Library Board (Singapore)}} he went on the win the two-round tournament.
Professional wins (3)
=PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)=
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No.
!Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runners-up |
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|align=right|14 Oct 1979 |−13 (70-69-68-68=275) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsieh Min-Nan, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masaji Kusakabe |
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|align=right|8 Sep 1985 |−8 (68-71-75-66=280) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hisao Inoue, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
= Other wins (1)=
- 1985 Kuzuha International
Team appearances
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1970, 1972, 1974
References
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External links
- {{JapanTour player|1063}}
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Category:Japanese male golfers
Category:Japan Golf Tour golfers
Category:Golfers from Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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