Yuta Ikeda
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Yuta Ikeda | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Chiba Prefecture, Japan | 22 December 1985||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) | ||
Nationality | ![]() | ||
Career | |||
College | Tohoku Fukushi University | ||
Turned professional | 2008 | ||
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour | ||
Professional wins | 22 | ||
Highest ranking | 33 (29 November 2009)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Japan Golf Tour | 21 (8th all time) | ||
Asian Tour | 2 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | 29th: 2010 | ||
PGA Championship | T33: 2016 | ||
U.S. Open | T58: 2010 | ||
The Open Championship | T38: 2011 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Medal record |
Yuta Ikeda (Japanese: 池田勇太; born 22 December 1985) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Professional career[]
Ikeda has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2008. Since his maiden victory in 2009, he has won a minimum of one tournament per season through 2017 and has a total of 21 victories.
Ikeda has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking twice. In late 2009 he reached a high of 33rd. In late 2016/early 2017 he was again 33rd in the rankings.
Amateur wins[]
- 2002 Japan Junior Golf Championships
- 2003 Japan Junior Golf Championships, Junior World Golf Championships
Professional wins (22)[]
Japan Golf Tour wins (21)[]
Legend |
Japan Opens (2) |
Japan majors (3) |
Other Japan Golf Tour (18) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 14 Jun 2009 | Japan PGA Championship | −14 (65-67-69-65=266) | 7 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 30 Aug 2009 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | −21 (69-66-69-63=267) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | 11 Oct 2009 | Canon Open | −16 (64-72-64=200)* | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 25 Oct 2009 | Bridgestone Open | −16 (67-67-71-65=270) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 19 Jul 2010 | Toshin Golf Tournament in LakeWood | −17 (68-66-64-73=271) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
6 | 22 Sep 2010 | ANA Open | −14 (70-71-66-67=274) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 24 Oct 2010 | Bridgestone Open (2) | −23 (67-71-65-62=265) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
8 | 21 Nov 2010 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 (67-66-70-66=269) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
9 | 31 Jul 2011 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −14 (66-72-64-72=274) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
10 | 7 Oct 2012 | Canon Open (2) | −17 (66-68-68-69=271) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
11 | 3 Nov 2013 | Mynavi ABC Championship | −15 (63-69-70-67=269) | Playoff | ![]() |
12 | 19 Oct 2014 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −10 (64-68-66-72=270) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
13 | 30 Aug 2015 | RIZAP KBC Augusta (2) | −20 (66-65-71-66=268) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
14 | 24 Apr 2016 | Panasonic Open Golf Championship1 | −13 (67-73-66-65=271) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
15 | 9 Oct 2016 | Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf | −14 (68-67-69-66=270) | Playoff | ![]() |
16 | 27 Nov 2016 | Casio World Open | −13 (72-64-67=203)* | 1 stroke | ![]() |
17 | 27 Aug 2017 | RIZAP KBC Augusta (3) | −18 (69-67-67-67=270) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
18 | 17 Sep 2017 | ANA Open (2) | −13 (70-69-65-71=275) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
19 | 15 Oct 2017 | Japan Open Golf Championship (2) | −8 (67-66-67-72=272) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
20 | 23 Sep 2018 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf1 | −15 (69-66-66-68=269) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
21 | 2 Jun 2019 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | −7 (70-74-66-71=281) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
- The Japan Open Golf Championship is also a Japan major championship.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (4–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2009 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | ![]() |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2012 | Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
3 | 2013 | Mynavi ABC Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
4 | 2016 | Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 2016 | Heiwa PGM Championship | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
6 | 2017 | ANA Open | ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 10 Jul 2008 | Everlife Cup Challenge | −9 (65-68=133) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Results in major championships[]
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | 29 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
U.S. Open | T58 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T38 | CUT | T72 | CUT | T51 | |||
PGA Championship | CUT | T45 | T33 | CUT | T65 |
Tournament | 2019 |
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Masters Tournament | |
PGA Championship | |
U.S. Open | |
The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Summary[]
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (four times)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in World Golf Championships[]
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Championship | T22 | T55 | T61 | T46 | ||||||
Match Play | R64 | R64 | T51 | T29 | ||||||
Invitational | T69 | 75 | ||||||||
Champions | T51 | T30 | T29 | T72 | T64 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2004, 2006
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2004 (winners), 2006
Professional
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2011
- World Cup (representing Japan): 2011
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2018
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Week 48 2009 Ending 29 Nov 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
External links[]
- Yuta Ikeda at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yuta Ikeda at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Japanese male golfers
- Japan Golf Tour golfers
- Olympic golfers of Japan
- Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Golfers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Universiade medalists in golf
- Universiade bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
- Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Japanese golf biography stubs