Teruo Sugihara

Teruo Sugihara
杉原輝雄
Personal information
Born(1937-06-14)14 June 1937
Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Died28 December 2011(2011-12-28) (aged 74)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1957
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins59
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour28 (7th all-time)
Other31
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1978

Teruo Sugihara (杉原 輝雄, Sugihara Teruo, 14 June 1937 – 28 December 2011) was a Japanese professional golfer.

Sugihara was born in Osaka. He won 28 tournaments and over ¥630 million on the Japan Golf Tour. He also won the 1969 Hong Kong Open.

Professional wins (60)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (28)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 19 Jul 1973 Kansai Open −15 (69-68-68-68=273)
2 7 Oct 1973 Golf Digest Tournament −14 (69-68-66-71=274) 2 strokes Tōru Nakamura
3 11 Jul 1974 Kansai Open (2) −1 (70-70-75-72=287) 4 strokes Yoshitaka Yamamoto
4 1 Dec 1974 ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches −7 (73-68-68=209) 1 stroke Hubert Green
5 9 Feb 1975 JPGA East-West Match −2 (74-69-71=214) 2 strokes Kikuo Arai, Namio Takasu
6 20 Apr 1975 Sobu International Open1 −6 (71-74-69-68=282) 2 strokes Ted Ball, Hsu Sheng-san,
Hideyo Sugimoto
7 19 Jul 1975 Kansai Open (3) −9 (69-70-71-69=279) 6 strokes Yoshitaka Yamamoto
8 3 Jul 1977 ANA Sapporo Open −1 (72-71-72-72=287) 1 stroke Yasuhiro Miyamoto
9 2 Jul 1978 ANA Sapporo Open (2) −4 (68-72-72-72=284) 1 stroke Fujio Kobayashi
10 6 Aug 1978 Kansai Pro Championship −3 (71-73-69-72=285) 1 stroke Yasuhiro Miyamoto
11 27 May 1979 Yomiuri Open −5 (72-71-71-73=287) Playoff Masashi Ozaki
12 29 Jun 1980 Kansai Pro Championship (2) +2 (75-70-74-71=290) Playoff Akio Kanemoto
13 14 Sep 1980 ANA Sapporo Open (3) −5 (71-71-72-69=283) 1 stroke Kikuo Arai
14 19 Oct 1980 Golf Digest Tournament (2) −13 (67-66-70-72=275) 2 strokes Isao Aoki
15 7 Jun 1981 Tohoku Classic −7 (70-69-71-71=281) 4 strokes Shozo Miyamoto
16 27 Jun 1982 Mizuno Tournament −6 (70-68-71-73=282) Playoff Yutaka Hagawa
17 22 Aug 1982 Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers −13 (65-69-70-71=275) 5 strokes Isao Isozaki, Norio Suzuki
18 5 Sep 1982 Kansai Open (4) −3 (72-68-75-70=285) 4 strokes Tōru Nakamura
19 3 Oct 1982 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic (4) −13 (69-70-70-66=275) 3 strokes Norio Suzuki
20 17 Jul 1983 Descente Osaka Open −13 (64-67=131) 6 strokes Akio Toyoda, Shigeru Uchida
21 1 Jul 1984 Kansai Pro Championship (3) −17 (65-66-71-69=271)
22 16 Jun 1985 Sapporo Tokyu Open −8 (70-65-70-75=280) Playoff Kinpachi Yoshimura
23 8 Jun 1986 Tohoku Classic (2) −8 (70-69-70-71=280) 2 strokes Namio Takasu
24 6 Jul 1986 Kansai Pro Championship (4) −13 (68-68-67=203)* 2 strokes Hiroshi Ishii, Kinpachi Yoshimura
25 27 Aug 1989 Daiwa KBC Augusta −7 (70-72-71-68=281) 2 strokes Graham Marsh
26 15 Apr 1990 Bridgestone Aso Open −3 (68-71-74=213)* 2 strokes Nobumitsu Yuhara
27 2 Sep 1990 Kansai Open (5) −6 (71-67-71-73=282) 1 stroke Yuzo Oyama
28 9 Dec 1990 Daikyo Open −15 (67-68-69-69=273) 1 stroke Seiki Okuda

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–6)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1976 Tokai Classic Isao Aoki, Shigeru Uchida Aoki won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1979 Yomiuri Open Masashi Ozaki Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 1980 Kansai Pro Championship Akio Kanemoto Won with par on fifth extra hole
4 1981 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Lu Hsi-chuen, Tōru Nakamura Lu won with birdie on first extra hole
5 1982 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Graham Marsh Lost to par on first extra hole
6 1982 Mizuno Tournament Yutaka Hagawa Won with birdie on second extra hole
7 1983 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament Kikuo Arai, David Ishii Arai won with par on fourth extra hole
Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole
8 1985 Sapporo Tokyu Open Kinpachi Yoshimura Won with par on first extra hole
9 1986 Shizuoka Open Akiyoshi Ohmachi Lost to par on fourth extra hole
10 1990 Dunlop Open Frankie Miñoza Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 30 Mar 1969 Hong Kong Open −6 (71-68-69-66=274) 2 strokes Maurice Bembridge
2 20 Apr 1975 Sobu International Open1 −6 (71-74-69-68=282) 2 strokes Ted Ball, Hsu Sheng-san,
Hideyo Sugimoto

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1990 Dunlop Open Frankie Miñoza Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (26)

this list is probably incomplete

Senior wins (4)

See also

References

  1. ^ 【速報】杉原輝雄氏が死去. 共同通信 (in Japanese). 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.


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