Shota Akiyoshi

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Born (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990 (age 35)
Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Shota Akiyoshi
Personal information
Born (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990 (age 35)
Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Current tourJapan Golf Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2018
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2018

Shota Akiyoshi (秋吉 翔太, Akiyoshi Shōta; born 22 July 1990) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour.[1][2]

Akiyoshi won twice on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour, the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open and the Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open. His win in the Mizuno Open gave an entry to the 2018 Open Championship. He also qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying in Japan. He missed the cut in both his major starts.

Akiyoshi also has three wins on the Japan Challenge Tour.

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 27 May 2018 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open −1 (72-71-74-70=287) 1 stroke New Zealand Michael Hendry, Japan Masahiro Kawamura,
Japan Masanori Kobayashi
2 24 Jun 2018 Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open −20 (67-71-66-64=268) 1 stroke Japan Narutoshi Yamaoka

Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 10 Jul 2014 ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament −19 (64-66-64=194) 2 strokes Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu
2 18 Sep 2015 Seven Dreamers Challenge −4 (68) Playoff Japan Akira Endo, Japan Tomokazu Yoshinaga
3 10 Oct 2015 Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament −5 (69-68=137) 1 stroke Japan Yasunobu Fukunaga

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

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