Yosuke Asaji

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Yosuke Asaji
Personal information
Born (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 28)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
Asian Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2021
The Open ChampionshipT67: 2019

Yosuke Asaji (born 24 May 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Professional career[]

Asaji won the 2019 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf (a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour), to qualify for the 2019 Open Championship.[1] He earned entry into that tournament through Monday qualifier.[2] He finished the 2019 Open Championship in a tie for 67th place. Later in 2019 he won a five-way playoff at the ANA Open after making a birdie at the first extra hole.

Asaji has two wins on the Japan Challenge Tour.[3]

Professional wins (5)[]

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 12 May 2019 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf1 −3 (69-72-68-72=281) 1 stroke United States , Japan (a)
2 15 Sep 2019 ANA Open −16 (73-68-66-65=272) Playoff United States Seungsu Han, Japan ,
South Africa Shaun Norris, Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu
3 7 Nov 2021 Mynavi ABC Championship −16 (69-67-68-68=272) 2 strokes Japan , Japan

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2019 ANA Open United States Seungsu Han, Japan ,
South Africa Shaun Norris, Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu 		Won with birdie on first extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 7 Jun 2012 ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament −17 (65-69-65=199) 8 strokes Japan Makoto Inoue
2 19 Jun 2015 Musee Platinum Challenge Tournament −11 (66-67=133) Playoff Japan

Results in major championships[]

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T67 NT
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships[]

Tournament 2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T38
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

References[]

  1. ^ "Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup: Rahil Gangjee finishes tied 39, Yosuke Asaji wins title". The Times of India. 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Qualifier Asaji triumphs, takes Open spot". Bangkok Post. 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Yosuke Asaji, Tour Pros With OnOff". onoff.globeride.co.jp.[dead link]

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