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HIROYUKI FUJITA
JAPAN
Height:
5 ft, 8 in
Weight:
150 lbs
Birthday:
06/16/1969
PGA TOUR - Media Guide
| INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES | |
| (14): 1997 Suntory Open [Jpn], Mito Green Open [JpnChall], Twin Fields Cup [JpnChall]. 2001 Sun Chlorella Open [Jpn]. 2002 Asia Japan Okinawa Open [Jpn]. 2004 Token Homemate Cup [Jpn]. 2005 Munsingwear Open KSB Cup [Jpn]. 2008 Pine Valley Beijing Open [Asia]. 2009 Sega Sammy Cup [Jpn], Kansai Open [Jpn]. 2010 Tsuruya Open [Jpn], Golf Nippon Series JT Cup [Jpn]. 2011 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup [Jpn]. 2012 Tsuruya Open [Jpn]. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights | |
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Was T10 at the Token Homemate Cup in April. The following week, at the Tsuruya Open, he won a Japan Golf Tour championship for the fifth consecutive year, defeating Kyoung-Hoon Lee by three strokes. Was the only player in the field to turn in four sub-70 rounds at Yamanohara GC (68-66-68-67), and the victory was his second at the tournament he first won in 2010. |
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| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T10-- The Honda Classic. | |
| 2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T10-- The Honda Classic. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--7; in money--3; Top 10 finishes--1 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Waited until his final event of the Japan Golf Tour season to win. Captured the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup in December in a playoff over Toru Taniguchi in the rain-shortened event. He fired a final-round 64 to force overtime and moved to a final position of fourth on that Tour's order of merit following the victory. Also had a T3 at the Mynavi ABC Championship, where he shot rounds of 67-67 on the weekend. Added a pair of T4 performances, at the Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup and the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open. Playing on a sponsor exemption, recorded his first top-10 finish in a PGA TOUR event with a T10 at The Honda Classic. Improved his score all four rounds at PGA National (72-71-69-67). Missed the cut in his three major championship starts, at the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and British Open. 2010: Led the Japan Golf Tour order of merit on the strength of wins at the Tsuruya Open in April and a victory at the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup in December. His Tsuruya Open win began a dominant streak, where he T2 the next week at The Crowns. He added a third-place finish in his next start, at the Japan PGA Championship. Also counted runner-up finishes at the Japan Golf Tour Championship and the Japan Open Golf Championship, as well as a sixth-place showing at the Bridgestone Open and a T6 at the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters. At the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, he shot a final-round 66 but still had to hang on to hold off Toru Taniguchi, who shot a Sunday 61 to finish a stroke behind. His only made PGA TOUR cut was a T58 at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach GL. 2009: The long-time Japan Golf Tour member picked up two titles in 2009 (Sega Sammy Cup and Kansai Open), his first multiple-victory season on his home tour. Shot his career-low round, a 61, at the Kansai Open on his way to victory. His only PGA TOUR start in was a T56 at the PGA Championship. Teamed with Ryuji Imada for Japan at the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup, his second start in the World Cup (1997). 2008: Won the Pine Valley Beijing Open and lost in a playoff at The Crowns. Played in one PGA TOUR event, finishing T68 at the PGA Championship. 2005: Won the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup, winning by three strokes after opening with a 63 on the strength of a career-best 10 birdies. 2004: Played in two PGA TOUR events, missing the cut at the John Deere Classic and finishing T48 at the B.C. Open. Finished T58 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament that year. 2002: Turned in his then-best PGA TOUR career performance when he T23 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. |
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| National Teams | |
| World Cup (2), 1997, 2009 | |
