Azuma Yano
Japanese golfer
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Azuma Yano (矢野 東, Yano Azuma) (born 6 July 1977) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Azuma Yano 矢野 東 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 July 1977 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 69 (30 November 2008)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T27: 2009 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2008, 2009 |
Professional career
Yano has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Professional wins (5)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Nov 2005 | Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial | −18 (69-67-67-67=270) | 1 stroke |  Dinesh Chand, Nozomi Kawahara, Taichi Teshima |
| 2 | 21 Sep 2008 | ANA Open | −15 (68-68-69-68=273) | 4 strokes | Toshinori Muto, Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
| 3 | 26 Oct 2008 | Bridgestone Open | −21 (65-66-69-67=267) | 4 strokes | Takao Nogami |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Mar 2001 | PRGR Cup (Cyubu) | −5 (67) | 1 stroke | Kohei Ban, Atsushi Takamatsu, Hiroshi Ueda |
| 2 | 5 Oct 2001 | PRGR Cup (Kanto) | −8 (68-68=136) | 1 stroke | Atsushi Takamatsu |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| U.S. Open | T27 | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | 76 |
| Invitational | |
| Champions |
Did not play
