Toshinori Muto

Toshinori Muto
Toshinori Muto
Personal information
Born	10 March 1978; Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Nationality	Japan
Career
Status	Professional
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	7
Asian Tour	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T72: 2012

Toshinori Muto (born 10 March 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Muto was born in Gunma Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won seven times between 2006 and 2019.

Professional wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 May 2006	Munsingwear Open KSB Cup	−14 (68-69-73-64=274)	2 strokes	Eiji Mizoguchi
2	5 Oct 2008	Coca-Cola Tokai Classic	−11 (69-70-69-69=277)	2 strokes	Yuta Ikeda
3	8 Nov 2009	The Championship by Lexus	−16 (68-65-71-64=268)	3 strokes	Kim Kyung-tae
4	20 Nov 2011	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	−12 (68-70-63=201)	4 strokes	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
5	19 Aug 2012	Kansai Open Golf Championship	−18 (64-65-68-69=266)	1 stroke	Kim Hyung-sung
6	28 Jun 2015	ISPS Handa Global Cup	−14 (68-68-66-68=270)	Playoff	Angelo Que
7	29 Sep 2019	Panasonic Open Golf Championship¹	−21 (65-70-64-64=263)	4 strokes	Shugo Imahira

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	ISPS Handa Global Cup	Angelo Que	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2016	Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup	Hideto Tanihara	Lost to par on first extra hole

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT					T72

Note: Muto only played in The Open Championship.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Did not play

"T" = Tied

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