| Masahiro Kawamura | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 25 June 1993 Mie Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | T39: 2018 |
Masahiro Kawamura (川村 昌弘, Kawamura Masahiro, born 25 June 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, having previously played on the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour.
Kawamura won his first title in 2013 at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open on the Japan Golf Tour, a tournament also co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.[1]
In November 2020, Kawamura recorded his best finish to his European Tour career when he finished runner-up at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown; one shot behind Robert MacIntyre.[2] He also finished runner-up at the 2023 Magical Kenya Open.[3]
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Professional wins (1)
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Sep 2013 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1 | −9 (69-68-71-67=275) | 1 stroke |  Park Sung-joon
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Mynavi ABC Championship | Yuta Kinoshita
|
Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Sep 2013 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1 | −9 (69-68-71-67=275) | 1 stroke | Park Sung-joon
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | T39 | |||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | |||||||
| Match Play | |||||||
| Invitational | |||||||
| Champions | T50 | T22 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2010
Professional
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018
See also
References
- ^ "Golf-Kawamura takes title after Koreans falter in Japan". Yahoo! Sports. Reuters. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Big finish sends MacIntyre soaring to maiden victory". European Tour. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Jorge Campillo holds off Masahiro Kawamura to win Magical Kenya Open". Planet Sport. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
External links
- Masahiro Kawamura at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Masahiro Kawamura at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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This page was last edited on 25 August 2023, at 23:30