Tomohiro Kondo

Tomohiro Kondo (Japanese: 近藤智弘, born 17 June 1977) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Tomohiro Kondo
近藤智弘
Personal information
Born (1977-06-17) 17 June 1977
Tōkai, Aichi, Japan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking88 (4 January 2015)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour6
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2007, 2009, 2014

Kondo was born in Tōkai, Aichi, Japan. He won the gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games.

After turning professional, Kondo joined the Japan Golf Tour. He has five wins on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice in 2006, and once in 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2014.

Kondo managed to qualify for The Open Championship three times; 2007, 2009, 2014. Missing the cut each time

Professional wins (7)

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 14 May 2006 Japan PGA Championship −10 (68-70-71-69=278) Playoff Katsuyoshi Tomori
2 17 Sep 2006 ANA Open −10 (69-64-72-69=274) 1 stroke Kiyoshi Maita, Kaname Yokoo
3 3 Jun 2007 JCB Classic −13 (68-66-68-69=271) 1 stroke Lee Seong-ho, Koumei Oda,
Mamo Osanai, Azuma Yano
4 4 May 2008 The Crowns −9 (72-68-64-67=271) Playoff Hiroyuki Fujita
5 24 Apr 2011 Tsuruya Open −19 (66-63-70-66=265) 4 strokes Bae Sang-moon, Nobuhiro Masuda
6 9 Nov 2014 Heiwa PGM Championship −20 (68-66-64-66=264) 4 strokes Yoshinori Fujimoto, Ryu Hyun-woo,
Hideto Tanihara

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2004 JCB Classic Sendai Takashi Kamiyama, Tsuneyuki Nakajima Kamiyama won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2004 Japan Golf Tour Championship
Shishido Hills Cup
Hur Suk-ho
3 2006 Japan PGA Championship Katsuyoshi Tomori Won with par on first extra hole
4 2006 The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki Hur Suk-ho, Toru Taniguchi
5 2008 The Crowns Hiroyuki Fujita Won with par on second extra hole
6 2016 Token Homemate Cup Kim Kyung-tae Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 20072008200920102011201220132014
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Kondo only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. "Week 1 2015 Ending 4 Jan 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.


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