Masanori Kobayashi

Masanori Kobayashi
小林正則
Personal information
Born (1976-02-14) 14 February 1976 (age 48)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1998
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
Asian Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2014, 2018
Achievements and awards
Japan Challenge Tour
money list winner		2000
Asian Tour
Rookie of the Year		2012

Masanori Kobayashi (小林正則, Kobayashi Masanori, born 14 February 1976) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Kobayashi has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 1999.[1] He won his first title in 2011 at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open and his second at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open in 2012.[2] He also won two events on the Japan Challenge Tour in 2000.[2]

Professional wins (6)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (1)[a]
Other Japan Golf Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 22 May 2011 Totoumi Hamamatsu Open −20 (69-66-68-65=268) Playoff Japan Ryo Ishikawa
2 23 Sep 2012 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1 −17 (74-64-67-62=267) 1 stroke Japan Koumei Oda
3 22 Oct 2013 Japan Open Golf Championship −10 (69-69-69-67=274) 3 strokes Japan Koumei Oda

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2011 Totoumi Hamamatsu Open Japan Ryo Ishikawa Won with birdie on second extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 23 Sep 2012 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1 −17 (74-64-67-62=267) 1 stroke Japan Koumei Oda

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 12 May 2000 Hisamitsu Seiyaku KBC Challenge −5 (71-68=139) 1 stroke Japan Hirooki Kikkawa, Japan Takuya Ogawa
2 19 Jul 2000 PRGR Cup (West) −7 (71-64=135) 4 strokes Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Japan Daisuke Maruyama,
Japan Kimihiro Matsunaga
3 23 Sep 2022 ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament −8 (69-67=136)* 2 strokes Japan Kazuya Koura, Japan Ren Yonezawa

*Note: The 2022 ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Results in major championships

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2012
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions WD
  Did not play

WD = withdrew

Notes

  1. ^ The 2013 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.

References

  1. ^ Masanori Kobayashi - Japan Golf Tour - Results Archived 2012-08-03 at archive.today
  2. ^ a b Masanori Kobayashi - Japan Golf Tour - Lifetime Record


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