Kaname Yokoo
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Born24 July 1972
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality
Japan
Japan| Kaname Yokoo 横尾要 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 July 1972 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality | Japan |
| Career | |
| College | Nihon University |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Current tour | Japan Golf Tour |
| Former tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Highest ranking | 95 (3 September 2000)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T57: 1999 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Kaname Yokoo (Japanese: 横尾要, born 24 July 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Yokoo was born in Tokyo.
Professional career
Yokoo plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour and has five wins there. After he won the Japan PGA Match-Play Championship in 2000 he reached his highest world ranking of #95.[2]
Yokozuna's played full-time on the PGA Tour from 2001 to 2003 with his best finish a T-2 at the 2002 Phoenix Open. He recorded four other top-10 finishes on tour.[3]
He finished runner-up at the 2005 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, losing to Tiger Woods in a playoff.
Amateur wins
- 1994 Asian Games
Professional wins (7)
Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Nov 1998 | Acom International | 46 pts (10-14-5-17=46) | 3 points |  Katsumasa Miyamoto |
| 2 | 10 Oct 1999 | Tokai Classic | −14 (66-67-72-69=274) | 1 stroke |  Vijay Singh |
| 3 | 3 Sep 2000 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 2 and 1 | Toru Taniguchi | |
| 4 | 24 Nov 2002 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 (66-65-69-69=269) | 1 stroke |  Sergio García |
| 5 | 28 May 2006 | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | −9 (71-70-68-66=275) | 2 strokes | Nozomi Kawahara, Toru Suzuki |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament |  Tiger Woods |
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 2009 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf
- 2017 Legend Charity Pro-Am
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T57 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Yokoo only played in the U.S. Open.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2002 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut