Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
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Born15 March 1965
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationality
Japan
Japan| Tsuyoshi Yoneyama | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 March 1965 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality | Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1987 |
| Former tour | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 87 (23 January 2000)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T15: 1999 |
Medal record | |
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama (米山 剛, Yoneyama Tsuyoshi; born 15 March 1965) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Yoneyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture.[2]
Professional career
Yoneyama has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His most successful year was 1999 when he won three times and finished tied 15th in The Open Championship.
Professional wins (6)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 May 1999 | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | −16 (69-69-66-64=268) | Playoff |  Kazuhiko Hosokawa |
| 2 | 29 Aug 1999 | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | −11 (70-66-69=205)[a] | 1 stroke | Takao Nogami |
| 3 | 28 Nov 1999 | Casio World Open | −14 (70-71-68-65=274) | 1 stroke | Taichi Teshima |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | Kazuhiko Hosokawa, Masayuki Kawamura |
Kawamura won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1999 | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | Kazuhiko Hosokawa |
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 2017 | Fancl Classic | −7 (69-73-67=209) | Playoff |  Steven Conran,  Kim Jong-duck, Kiyoshi Maita, Yoichi Shimizu |
| 2 | 25 Aug 2017 | Hiroshima Senior Golf Tournament | −14 (69-73-67=128) | 3 strokes | Katsumi Kubo |
| 3 | 7 Oct 2018 | Japan PGA Senior Championship Sumitomo Corporation Summit Cup | −21 (69-66-66-66=267) | 4 strokes | Toru Suzuki,  Thaworn Wiratchant |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T15 | T41 |
Note: Yoneyama only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied
Team appearances
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1993, 1999
