Tetsuji Hiratsuka (平塚 哲二, Hiratsuka Tetsuji, born 6 November 1971) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Tetsuji Hiratsuka 平塚 哲二 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 November 1971 Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Residence | Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Career | |
| College | Nihon Taiiku University |
| Turned professional | 1994 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan PGA Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Highest ranking | 65 (26 December 2010)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 6 |
| Asian Tour | 4 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2004, 2010, 2011 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T36: 2004 |
Hiratsuka was born in Kyoto, Japan. He has won six times on the Japan Golf Tour. He represented Japan at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Hideto Tanihara.
Professional wins (10)
editJapan Golf Tour wins (6)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Dec 2003 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −16 (66-68-63-67=264) | 3 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa
|
| 2 | 30 May 2004 | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | −13 (68-70-68-69=275) | 5 strokes | Hidemasa Hoshino
|
| 3 | 9 Jul 2006 | Woodone Open Hiroshima | −19 (68-65-64-68=265) | 2 strokes |  Hur Suk-ho, Shingo Katayama
|
| 4 | 27 May 2007 | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf (2) | −2 (71-73-71-67=282) | 1 stroke | Satoru Hirota
|
| 5 | 3 May 2009 | The Crowns | −17 (67-66-64-66=263) | 7 strokes | Kenichi Kuboya
|
| 6 | 25 Sep 2011 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1 | −8 (69-72-68-67=276) | 3 strokes | Hur Suk-ho, Kim Do-hoon
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Asian Tour wins (4)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Apr 2010 | Air Bagan Myanmar Open | −24 (64-65-69-66=264) | 10 strokes |  Prayad Marksaeng
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| 2 | 7 Feb 2010 | Queen's Cup | −11 (72-69-65-67=273) | 1 stroke | Thaworn Wiratchant
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| 3 | 19 Dec 2010 | Black Mountain Masters | −14 (65-71-67-71=274) | Playoff | Namchok Tantipokhakul
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| 4 | 25 Sep 2011 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1 | −8 (69-72-68-67=276) | 3 strokes | Hur Suk-ho, Kim Do-hoon
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Black Mountain Masters | Namchok Tantipokhakul
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Sep 2024 | Komatsu Open | −15 (66-68-67=201) | 1 stroke | Prayad Marksaeng
|
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T36 | |||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Hiratsuka never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | |||||||
| Championship | T50 | 70 | |||||
| Invitational | |||||||
| Champions | T60 | T59 | |||||
Did not play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances
edit- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2005
- World Cup (representing Japan): 2006, 2007, 2011
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2007
References
edit- ^ "Week 52 2010 Ending 26 Dec 2010" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
edit- Tetsuji Hiratsuka at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Tetsuji Hiratsuka at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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