Tsuyoshi Yoneyama

{{short description|Japanese golfer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2017}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|3|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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| status = Professional

| yearpro = 1987

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalSilver|1986 Seoul|Men's team}}

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{{Nihongo|Tsuyoshi Yoneyama|米山 剛|Yoneyama Tsuyoshi|born 15 March 1965}} is a Japanese professional golfer.

Yoneyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture.{{cite web |url=http://www.jgto.org/pc/WG05020200Profile.do?playerCd=1824 |title=Tsuyoshi Yoneyama profile |publisher=Japan Golf Tour Organization |accessdate=12 March 2017}}

Yoneyama has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His most successful year was 1999 when he won three times and finished tied 15th in The Open Championship.

Professional wins (6)

=Japan Golf Tour wins (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|30 May 1999

|Mitsubishi Motors Tournament

|−16 (69-69-66-64=268)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kazuhiko Hosokawa

align=center|2

|align=right|29 Aug 1999

|Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta

|−11 (70-66-69=205)*

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Takao Nogami

align=center|3

|align=right|28 Nov 1999

|Casio World Open

|−14 (70-71-68-65=274)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Taichi Teshima

*Note: The 1999 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1)

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

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|align=center|1

|1999

|Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kazuhiko Hosokawa, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masayuki Kawamura

|Kawamura won with birdie on second extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1999

|Mitsubishi Motors Tournament

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kazuhiko Hosokawa

|Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

=Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|20 Aug 2017

|Fancl Classic

|−7 (69-73-67=209)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Conran, {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jong-duck,
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kiyoshi Maita, {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoichi Shimizu

align=center|2

|align=right|25 Aug 2017

|Hiroshima Senior Golf Tournament

|−14 (69-73-67=128)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumi Kubo

align=center|3

|align=right|7 Oct 2018

|Japan PGA Senior Championship Sumitomo Corporation Summit Cup

|−21 (69-66-66-66=267)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Suzuki, {{flagicon|THA}} Thaworn Wiratchant

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1999

!2000

align=left|The Open Championship

|T15

|T41

Note: Yoneyama only played in The Open Championship.

"T" = tied

Team appearances

References

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