Toru Suzuki
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| Toru Suzuki 鈴木 亨 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 May 1966 Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Spouse | Kyoko Maruya |
| Children | 2, including Airi |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1990 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan PGA Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Japan Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 18 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 8 |
| Other | 10 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1995, 1998, 2002 |
Toru Suzuki (鈴木 亨, Suzuki Tōru, born 28 May 1966) is a Japanese professional golfer, currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour. Suzuki was born in Gifu Prefecture. He turned professional in 1990. Suzuki won his first title on the Japan Golf Tour in 1993, and would win consistently between then and 2004. Suzuki qualified for his second major championship in 1998 at The Open Championship after a win in Japan at the Sapporo Tokyu Open. He missed the cut. He also played in the 2002 Open Championship, but missed the 36-hole cut there, too. Suzuki ended a five-year winless drought in Japan in 2009 with a five stroke win in October at the mynavi ABC Championship.[1] Suzuki has earned over 753,000,000 Yen in his career on the Japan Golf Tour, which is equivalent to over $8,200,000. He is the father of two children, one of whom is Airi Suzuki, a Japanese pop singer.
Professional wins (18)
Japan Golf Tour wins (8)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Sep 1993 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −12 (71-71-69-65=276) | 1 stroke | Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Japan Masashi Ozaki |
| 2 | 24 Jul 1994 | Nikkei Cup | −20 (72-67-65-64=268) | 5 strokes | Japan Katsunari Takahashi |
| 3 | 24 Mar 1996 | Novell KSB Open | −13 (68-72-68-67=275) | 1 stroke | Colombia Eduardo Herrera, United States Brian Watts |
| 4 | 14 Jun 1998 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −16 (65-69-69-69=272) | 2 strokes | United States David Ishii |
| 5 | 26 Nov 2000 | Casio World Open | −21 (68-67-65-67=267) | 1 stroke | Japan Masashi Ozaki |
| 6 | 9 Jun 2002 | JCB Classic Sendai | −13 (69-67-65-70=271) | Playoff | Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
| 7 | 3 Oct 2004 | Acom International | −13 (72-65-63=200)* | 3 strokes | Australia Paul Sheehan |
| 8 | 1 Nov 2009 | Mynavi ABC Championship | −14 (70-67-66-71=274) | 5 strokes | Japan Takashi Kanemoto |
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*Note: The 2004 Acom International was shortened to 54 holes due to rain. Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 | Golf Digest Tournament | United States Brandt Jobe | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2001 | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | Japan Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2001 | Aiful Cup | Taiwan Lin Keng-chi | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 4 | 2002 | JCB Classic Sendai | Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 5 | 2007 | Sun Chlorella Classic | Japan Jun Kikuchi | Lost to par on third extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Sep 2013 | Dragon Cup | –14 (69-61=130) | 2 strokes | Japan Shota Kishimoto |
| 2 | 13 Jun 2014 | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | –9 (70-65=135) | 2 strokes | Japan Ryuji Masaoka, Japan Katsufumi Okino, Japan Keisuke Sato |
| 3 | 12 Sep 2014 | Himawari Dragon Cup | –13 (63-68=131) | 1 stroke | South Korea Lee Tae-hee, Japan Shinji Tomimura |
Other wins (1)
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Oct 2018 | Fukuoka Senior Open | −7 (70-67=137) | Playoff | United States Gregory Meyer |
| 2 | 10 Nov 2018 | Elite Grip Senior Open | −7 (67-66=133) | Playoff | Japan Naoyuki Tamura |
| 3 | 25 Nov 2018 | Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Golf Tournament | −10 (70-71-65=206) | 3 strokes | South Korea Kim Jong-duck, United States Gregory Meyer |
| 4 | 23 Aug 2020 | ISPS Handa Corona Ni Katsu Senior Tournament | −19 (64-65-68=197) | 1 stroke | Japan Kiyoshi Murota, Japan Tsukasa Watanabe |
| 5 | 27 Nov 2021 | Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament | −6 (68-69-73=210) | Playoff | United States Gregory Meyer |
| 6 | 21 Aug 2022 | Fancl Classic | −11 (68-69-68=205) | 3 strokes | Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant |
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1994
- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003, 2005
References
External links
- Toru Suzuki at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Toru Suzuki at the Official World Golf Ranking official site