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Kosaku Shimada

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Kosaku Shimada
Personal information
Born(1944-05-07)7 May 1944
Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Died3 November 2008(2008-11-03) (aged 64)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins15
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour9
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT54: 1979

Kosaku Shimada (島田 幸作, Shimada Kosaku, 7 May 1944 – 3 November 2008) was a Japanese professional golfer.[1]

Shimada, who used to belong to Takarazuka Golf Club [ja],[1] played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning nine times.

Professional wins (15)

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (9)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 8 Sep 1973 Kansai Pro Championship −16 (66-70-67-69=272)
2 22 Sep 1974 Kansai Pro Championship (2) −8 (69-69-70-72=280)
3 27 Oct 1974 Tokai Classic −12 (71-67-67-71=276) 2 strokes Japan Teruo Sugihara
4 15 Nov 1976 Japan Open Golf Championship −4 (73-75-71-69=288) 1 stroke Japan Tōru Nakamura, Japan Takashi Murakami
5 7 Aug 1977 Kansai Pro Championship (3) −8 (69-70-73-68=280) Playoff Japan Shinsaku Maeda
6 14 May 1978 Fujisankei Classic −10 (70-71-69-68=278) 3 strokes Japan Isao Aoki
7 19 Aug 1979 JPGA East-West Tournament −11 (65-68=133)
8 19 Apr 1981 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament −7 (68-65=133) 2 strokes Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan, Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara
9 26 Apr 1981 Dunlop International Open1 −2 (67-73-74-72=286) 2 strokes United States Payne Stewart, Japan Koichi Uehara,
Japan Akira Yabe

1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1973 Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Japan Isao Aoki Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole
2 1975 Hiroshima Open Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan, Japan Tōru Nakamura Lu won two-hole aggregate playoff;
Lu: E (3-4=7),
Nakamura: +2 (5-4=9),
Shimada: +2 (4-5=9)
3 1977 Kansai Pro Championship Japan Shinsaku Maeda Won with par on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 26 Apr 1981 Dunlop International Open1 −2 (67-73-74-72=286) 2 strokes United States Payne Stewart, Japan Koichi Uehara,
Japan Akira Yabe

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1971 Yomiuri International Japan Haruo Yasuda Lost to bogey on third extra hole

Other wins (6)

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Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kosaku Shimada". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
  2. ^ "Foreign flavor at Napa". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. 6 January 1969. p. 32. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McCormack, Mark (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 289–290, 472–473. ISBN 000211996X.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1980). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980. Springwood Books. p. 220. ISBN 0905947835.
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