Takashi Murakami (golfer)
Japanese professional golfer (born 1944)
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Takashi Murakami (Japanese: 村上隆, born 25 May 1944) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Japan| Takashi Murakami 村上隆 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 25 May 1944 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality | Japan | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Former tour | Japan Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 18 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 11 | ||
| Other | 7 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T37: 1976 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Career
Murakami was born in Shizuoka. He started playing golf at the age of 11.[1] He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1975.
Murakami also had a decent amount of success outside of Japan. He recorded a number of runner-up finishes in the Australasian region. They were the 1968 West Australian Championship,[2] 1969 Australian PGA Championship,[3] and 1972 New Zealand PGA Championship.[4] He also had much success on the Asia Golf Circuit events in 1972. He won the Malaysian Open[5] and finished runner-up at the Singapore Open[6] and Hong Kong Open.[7] In the United States he finished in a tie for second at the PGA Tour's 1977 Hawaiian Open. He also played in the Masters Tournament in 1976 and 1977.
Awards and honors
In 1975, Murakami won the money list on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional wins (18)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jul 1973 | All Japan Doubles (with  Hideyo Sugimoto) |
−26 (100-101-61=262) | ||
| 2 | 29 Apr 1974 | Chunichi Crowns | −8 (63-71-68-70=272) | 6 strokes | Masashi Ozaki |
| 3 | 6 Oct 1974 | Golf Digest Tournament | −17 (66-67-70-68=271) | 1 stroke |  Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
| 4 | 18 May 1975 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship | 2 up | Namio Takasu | |
| 5 | 28 Sep 1975 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −10 (74-69-69-66=278) | 3 strokes | Seiichi Kanai |
| 6 | 19 Oct 1975 | Japan PGA Championship | −6 (69-68-70-75=282) | Playoff | Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
| 7 | 16 Nov 1975 | Japan PGA Championship | −7 (70-72-71-70=283) | 1 stroke | Seiichi Kanai, Kosaku Shimada |
| 8 | 4 Jul 1976 | ANA Sapporo Open | −3 (74-68-76-67=285) | 3 strokes | Masashi Ozaki |
| 9 | 8 Aug 1976 | Kanto Pro Championship | −14 (67-66-70-67=270) | ||
| 10 | 31 Oct 1976 | Bridgestone Tournament | −6 (71-75-69-67=282) | Playoff | Hsieh Min-Nan, Masaji Kusakabe |
| 11 | 23 Oct 1977 | Golf Digest Tournament (2) | −13 (70-66-67-72=275) | 4 strokes | Masashi Ozaki |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Tokyo Charity Classic | Haruo Yasuda |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1975 | Japan PGA Championship | Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
Won three-hole aggregate playoff; Murakami: −1 (4-4-3=11), Yamamoto: E (4-4-4=12) |
| 3 | 1976 | Bridgestone Tournament | Hsieh Min-Nan, Masaji Kusakabe |
Won with par on third extra hole Hsieh eliminated by par on second hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Mar 1972 | Malaysian Open | −12 (69-66-71-70=276) | 1 stroke |  Marty Bohen,  Walter Godfrey, Sukree Onsham |
Other wins (6)
- 1967 Grand Monarch
- 1968 Rolex Tournament
- 1969 All Nippon Doubles (with Hideyo Sugimoto)
- 1970 All Nippon Doubles (with Hideyo Sugimoto)
- 1972 Tohoku Classic, All Nippon Doubles (with Masashi Ozaki)
