| Kaname Yokoo 横尾要 | ||||||||||||
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | (1972-07-24) 24 July 1972 (age 52) Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) | |||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||
| College | Nihon University | |||||||||||
| Turned professional | 1995 | |||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour | |||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | |||||||||||
| Professional wins | 7 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 95 (3 September 2000) | |||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | ||||||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 | |||||||||||
| Other | 2 | |||||||||||
| Best results in major championships | ||||||||||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | |||||||||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T57: 1999 | |||||||||||
| The Open Championship | DNP | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Kaname Yokoo (Japanese: 横尾要, born 24 July 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career
Yokoo was born in Tokyo. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour and has five wins there. After he won the Japan PGA Match-Play Championship in 2000 he reached his highest world ranking of #95.
Yokozuna’s played full-time on the PGA Tour from 2001 to 2003 with his best finish a T-2 at the 2002 Phoenix Open. He recorded four other top-10 finishes on tour.
He finished runner-up at the 2005 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, losing to Tiger Woods in a playoff.
Amateur wins
- 1994 Asian Games
Professional wins (7)
Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Nov 1998 | Acom International | 46 pts (10-14-5-17=46) | 3 points |  Katsumasa Miyamoto
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| 2 | 10 Oct 1999 | Tokai Classic | −14 (66-67-72-69=274) | 1 stroke |  Vijay Singh
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| 3 | 3 Sep 2000 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 2 and 1 | Toru Taniguchi
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| 4 | 24 Nov 2002 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 (66-65-69-69=269) | 1 stroke |  Sergio García
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| 5 | 28 May 2006 | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | −9 (71-70-68-66=275) | 2 strokes | Nozomi Kawahara, Toru Suzuki
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Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament |  Tiger Woods
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Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 2009 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf
- 2017 Legend Charity Pro-Am
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T57 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Yokoo only played in the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2002 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | T58 |
"T" = Tied
See also
References
- "Week 35 2000 Ending 2 Sep 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Official World Golf Ranking – Kaname Yokoo – 2000". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "Kaname Yokoo – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
External links
- Kaname Yokoo at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kaname Yokoo at the PGA Tour official site
- Kaname Yokoo at the Official World Golf Ranking official site