Koumei Oda (Japanese: 小田 孔明, Oda Kōmei, born 7 June 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Koumei Oda 小田 孔明 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 7 June 1978 Tagawa, Fukuoka | ||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2000 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 8 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 53 (7 December 2014)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 8 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
| PGA Championship | T40: 2014 | ||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
| The Open Championship | T39: 2014 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Career
editOda was born in Tagawa, Fukuoka. He turned professional in 2000.
Oda won the 2008 Casio World Open and the 2009 Token Homemate Cup. He competed in the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry, but failed to make the cut, finishing day two at 14 over par. He retained the Casio World Open in 2009 and the Token Homemate Cup in 2010.
In 2011, he won the Diamond Cup Golf for his fifth Japan Golf Tour win. In September 2013, Oda won the ANA Open, the victory was his sixth on the Japan Golf Tour. In May 2014, Oda won the Kansai Open Golf Championship for his seventh Japan Golf Tour win. He would follow with his eighth victory on tour later that year in October, when he won the Bridgestone Open.
Professional wins (8)
editJapan Golf Tour wins (8)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Nov 2008 | Casio World Open | −11 (66-67-72-72=277) | 3 strokes | Kenichi Kuboya
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| 2 | 19 Apr 2009 | Token Homemate Cup | −10 (69-70-67-68=274) | Playoff |  Kim Jong-duck
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| 3 | 29 Nov 2009 | Casio World Open (2) | −21 (67-65-70-65=267) | 3 strokes | Ryo Ishikawa
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| 4 | 18 Apr 2010 | Token Homemate Cup (2) | −1 (74-70-68-71=283) | Playoff | Satoru Hirota, Daisuke Maruyama
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| 5 | 29 May 2011 | Diamond Cup Golf | −16 (67-65-70-70=272) | 4 strokes | Toshinori Muto, Kaname Yokoo
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| 6 | 21 Sep 2013 | ANA Open | −15 (66-68-71-68=273) | 4 strokes | Shingo Katayama, Lee Kyoung-hoon
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| 7 | 25 May 2014 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | −15 (71-66-69-67=273) | 2 strokes | Yoshinori Fujimoto
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| 8 | 26 Oct 2014 | Bridgestone Open | −15 (67-65-69-68=269) | 1 stroke | Hiroyuki Fujita
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Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Token Homemate Cup | Kim Jong-duck
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Won with par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2010 | Token Homemate Cup | Satoru Hirota, Daisuke Maruyama
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Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Hirota eliminated by par on second hole |
| 3 | 2014 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | Ryo Ishikawa
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Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| U.S. Open | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T39 | CUT | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T40 | T72 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
editResults not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 68 | ||||||
| Match Play | |||||||
| Invitational | T45 | ||||||
| Champions | T17 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
edit- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2010
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014
References
edit- ^ "Week 49 2014 Ending 7 Dec 2014" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External links
edit- Koumei Oda at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Koumei Oda at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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