Toshinori Muto
| Toshinori Muto | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Muto at the 2006 Open Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 March 1978 Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T72: 2012 |
Toshinori Muto (born 10 March 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Muto was born in Gunma Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won seven times between 2006 and 2019.
Professional wins (7)
[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 May 2006 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | −14 (68-69-73-64=274) | 2 strokes | Eiji Mizoguchi
|
| 2 | 5 Oct 2008 | Coca-Cola Tokai Classic | −11 (69-70-69-69=277) | 2 strokes | Yuta Ikeda
|
| 3 | 8 Nov 2009 | The Championship by Lexus | −16 (68-65-71-64=268) | 3 strokes |  Kim Kyung-tae
|
| 4 | 20 Nov 2011 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −12 (68-70-63=201)* | 4 strokes |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
|
| 5 | 19 Aug 2012 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | −18 (64-65-68-69=266) | 1 stroke | Kim Hyung-sung
|
| 6 | 28 Jun 2015 | ISPS Handa Global Cup | −14 (68-68-66-68=270) | Playoff |  Angelo Que
|
| 7 | 29 Sep 2019 | Panasonic Open Golf Championship1 | −21 (65-70-64-64=263) | 4 strokes | Shugo Imahira
|
*Note: The 2011 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | ISPS Handa Global Cup | Angelo Que
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | Hideto Tanihara
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T72 |
Note: Muto only played in The Open Championship.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | T67 |
| Champions | T69 |
Did not play
"T" = Tied
External links
[edit]- Toshinori Muto at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Toshinori Muto at the Asian Tour official site (archived)
- Toshinori Muto at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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