Katsuyoshi Tomori

Katsuyoshi Tomori (友利勝良, Tomori Katsuyoshi, born 25 October 1954) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Katsuyoshi Tomori
友利勝良
Personal information
Born (1954-10-25) 25 October 1954
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1982
Current tour(s)European Seniors Tour
Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
European Tour
Professional wins11
Highest ranking93 (5 May 1996)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour7
European Senior Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT24: 1995

Tomori was born in Okinawa Prefecture. He turned professional in 1982. His seven tournament wins on the Japan Golf Tour include the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament and the 1995 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup.

In 1996, Tomori became the first Japanese professional to enter the European Tour Qualifying School. He was successful and played in Europe for three seasons, making the top 80 on the Order of Merit each time, with a best Order of Merit placing of 47th in 1998. After the 2000 season, he returned to the Japan Golf Tour.

Tomori now plays in senior tournaments and in 2006 he became the fourth Japanese golfer to win a tournament on the European Seniors Tour when he won the Scandinavian Senior Open.[2]

Professional wins (11)

Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 6 Sep 1987 Kyusyu Open E (70-73-75-70=288) 1 stroke Kosei Sakai
2 4 Sep 1988 Kyusyu Open (2) –5 (71-70-70-72=283) 3 strokes Kiyotaka Oie (a)
3 30 Jul 1989 NST Niigata Open E (71-70-76-71=288) 1 stroke Tomohiro Maruyama
4 2 Sep 1990 Kyusyu Open (3) –11 (69-69-67-72=277) 6 strokes Keiji Teshima, Kimpachi Yoshimura
5 29 May 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament –11 (69-66-70=205)* 6 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima
6 3 Sep 1995 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup 2 & 1 Shigeki Maruyama
7 8 Jun 2003 JCB Classic Sendai –20 (64-68-64-68=264) 2 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato

*Note: The 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1989 Kyusyu Open Shinji Kuraoka
2 2001 Sun Chlorella Classic Hiroyuki Fujita Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2006 Japan PGA Championship Tomohiro Kondo Lost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 19 Aug 2006 Scandinavian Senior Open −14 (66-67-66=199) 2 strokes Eamonn Darcy, José Rivero

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)
  • 2005 Aderans Wellness Open
  • 2007 PGA Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament

Results in major championships
Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
The Open Championship CUT T51 T24 T44 T49 CUT 69

Note: Tomori only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

Team appearances

References
  1. "Week 18 1996 Ending 5 May 1996" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. Tomori Takes Route 66 To Glory in Denmark Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, europeantour.com, 19 August 2006.


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