| Ryuko Tokimatsu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 September 1993 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 97 (24 June 2018)[1] (as of 7 January 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2018 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2018 |
Ryuko Tokimatsu (時松 隆光, Tokimatsu Ryūkō, born 7 September 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Tokimatsu plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Japan Challenge Tour. He had one win on each tour in 2016.[2]
Tokimatsu made his debut on American soil at the 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, having qualified by virtue of his win at the 2017 Bridgestone Open.[3][4]
Professional wins (4)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jul 2016 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | −25 (65-67-63-68=263) | 3 strokes | Takashi Iwamoto
|
| 2 | 22 Oct 2017 | Bridgestone Open | −9 (69-64=133)* | 2 strokes |  Lee Sang-hee
|
| 3 | 20 May 2018 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | −10 (68-68-71-71=278) | 1 stroke | Kunihiro Kamii, Shugo Imahira
|
*Note: The 2017 Bridgestone Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | ANA Open | Yuta Ikeda, Shugo Imahira
|
Ikeda won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2019 | ANA Open | Yosuke Asaji, Terumichi Kakazu, Seungsu Han,  Shaun Norris
|
Asaji won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2021 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | Ryosuke Kinoshita
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jul 2016 | Japan Create Challenge | −9 (65-70=135) | Playoff | Yuto Soeda, Kwon Sung-yeol
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | T39 |
| Champions |
Did not play
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Professional
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018
References
- ^ "Week 25 2018 Ending 24 Jun 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Young, Bruce (24 July 2016). "Tokimatsu new winner at Dunlop Srixon Open". www.iseekgolf.com.
- ^ "Ryuko Tokimatsu shoots 2-under 68 in round one of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour. 2 August 2018.
- ^ Bolton, Rob (31 July 2018). "Sleeper Picks: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour.
External links
- Ryuko Tokimatsu at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Ryuko Tokimatsu at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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