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| Norio Suzuki 鈴木規夫 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1951-10-12) 12 October 1951 (age 73) Kagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 19 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 16 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T45: 1981 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T10: 1976 |
Norio Suzuki (鈴木 規夫, Suzuki Norio, born 12 October 1951) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Suzuki won 16 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and (as of March 2023) ranks 15th on the career victories list.
Professional wins (19)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (16)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jul 1974 | Kyusyu Open | +2 (74-69-73-74=290) | 5 strokes |  Kenji Ueda
|
| 2 | 1 Jun 1975 | Dunlop Tournament | −10 (68-73-67-70=278) | 2 strokes |  Mya Aye
|
| 3 | 18 Jul 1975 | Kyusyu Open (2) | −5 (70-70-70-73=283) | 4 strokes | Katsuji Yanagita
|
| 4 | 16 May 1976 | Fujisankei Classic | −9 (71-70-72-66=279) | Playoff |  Lu Liang-Huan
|
| 5 | 16 Jul 1976 | Kyusyu Open (3) | −3 (74-72-71-68=285) | Playoff | Katsuji Yanagita
|
| 6 | 25 Jul 1976 | Shizuoka Open | −11 (71-72-67-67=277) | 1 stroke | Lu Liang-Huan
|
| 7 | 17 Jul 1977 | Kyusyu Open (4) | −4 (71-71-68-74=284) | 6 strokes | Tetsuhiro Ueda
|
| 8 | 16 Jul 1978 | Kyusyu Open (5) | +5 (71-73-78-71=293) | 6 strokes | Yurio Akitomi, Satoshi Ichinose
|
| 9 | 18 Nov 1979 | Taiheiyo Club Masters | −8 (73-69-67-71=280) | 2 strokes |  Rod Curl, Bill Rogers, Tom Watson
|
| 10 | 22 Jun 1980 | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | −12 (68-68-71-69=276) | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki
|
| 11 | 10 Aug 1980 | Mizuno Tournament | −20 (64-69-68-65=266) | 6 strokes | Yoshikazu Yokoshima
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| 12 | 21 Sep 1980 | Hiroshima Open | −12 (71-69-68-68=276) | 4 strokes | Isao Aoki, Chen Tze-ming, Haruo Yasuda
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| 13 | 16 Nov 1980 | Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters (2) | −6 (73-68-70-71=282) | Playoff | Masashi Ozaki
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| 14 | 23 Aug 1981 | Kansai Pro Championship | −10 (64-69-73-72=278) | 2 strokes | Tōru Nakamura, Hideto Shigenobu
|
| 15 | 5 Sep 1982 | Kyusyu Open (6) | +3 (71-72-77-71=291) | 2 strokes | Kinpachi Yoshimura
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| 16 | 19 Sep 1982 | ANA Sapporo Open | −10 (74-63-69-72=278) | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki
|
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | Fujisankei Classic | Lu Liang-Huan
|
Won with par on fifth extra hole |
| 2 | 1976 | Kyusyu Open | Katsuji Yanagita
|
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| 3 | 1980 | Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters | Masashi Ozaki
|
Won after concession on first extra hole |
Other wins (3)
- 1975 Kuzuha International
- 1976 Aso National Park Open
- 1984 Kuzuha International
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T45 | |||||
| The Open Championship | T10 | T26 | T19 |
Note: Suzuki only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
See also
References
- "Tour Victory Leaders". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
External links
- Norio Suzuki at the Japan Golf Tour official site
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