Tōru Nakamura (golfer)
Tōru Nakamura (中村 通, Nakamura Tōru, born 31 October 1950) is a Japanese golfer.
Tōru Nakamura 中村 通 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Osaka Prefecture, Japan | 31 October 1950
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) |
Nationality | Japan |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 28 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 20 (Tied 9th all time) |
Other | 8 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1980 |
PGA Championship | T59: 1980 |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T20: 1982 |
Nakamura was born in Osaka. He won 20 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks eighth on the career victories list.
Professional wins
Japan Golf Tour wins (20)
- 1973 (1) Hiroshima Open
- 1974 (2) KBC Augusta, Sapporo Tokyu Open
- 1975 (1) ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches
- 1978 (2) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Wizard Tournament
- 1979 (3) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Tohoku Classic, Kansai Pro Championship
- 1982 (1) Bridgestone ASO Open
- 1984 (4) Japan PGA Match-Play Championship, Nippon Series, Kansai Open, JPGA East-West Tournament
- 1986 (2) Hiroshima Open, Nippon Series
- 1988 (1) Jun Classic
- 1990 (2) Imperial Open, Suntory Open
- 1992 (1) Mizuno Open
Other wins (8)
- 1973 Okinawa Classic
- 1975 Young Lions
- 1976 All Star
- 1977 All Star
- 1982 Kobe-Gifu Open, ???
- 1984 Kobe-Gifu Open
- 1989 Kuzuha International
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1973
- Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1987, 1989
External links
- Tōru Nakamura at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Tōru Nakamura at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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