Ryoken Kawagishi
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| Ryoken Kawagishi 川岸良兼 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 December 1966 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Current tour | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1991 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T79: 1995 |
Ryoken Kawagishi (Japanese: 川岸良兼, born 6 December 1966) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Kawagishi was born in Ishikawa Prefecture.
As an amateur, he won two events in the United States in 1989, the Eastern Amateur and the Monroe Invitational.
Kawagishi joined the Japan Golf Tour in 1990, winning six times in his career. He was the rookie of the year in 1990, winning three times. He won again in 1991, 1995 and 1999.
Amateur wins
Professional wins (6)
Japan Golf Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Mar 1990 | Shizuoka Open | −8 (73-73-66-68=280) | 2 strokes |  Hiroshi Makino |
| 2 | 2 Sep 1990 | Kanto Open | −7 (66-64-73-70=273) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki |
| 3 | 28 Oct 1990 | ABC Lark Cup | −11 (72-68-69-68=277) | 2 strokes | Masashi Ozaki |
| 4 | 14 Apr 1991 | Pocari Sweat Open | −14 (67-66-66=199)[a] | 4 strokes | Hiroshi Makino |
| 5 | 4 Jun 1995 | JCB Classic Sendai | −13 (71-68-64-68=271) | 3 strokes | Toru Suzuki |
| 6 | 31 Oct 1999 | Philip Morris Championship (2) | −18 (71-65-66-68=270) | 1 stroke | Katsunori Kuwabara |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Masashi Ozaki |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1999 | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters |  Darren Clarke, Hirofumi Miyase |
Miyase won with par on second extra hole Kawagishi eliminated by par on first hole |
