Kodai Ichihara
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| Kodai Ichihara | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 May 1982 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2019 |
| The Open Championship | T79: 2016 |
Kodai Ichihara (市原 弘大, Ichihara Kōdai, born 29 May 1982) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour.
Ichihara had his first win on the tour in June 2018, the Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills. Previously his best finish is T-2 at the 2016 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open. He also has one win on the Japan Challenge Tour, the 2003 Kanitop Cup.
Ichihara qualified for the 2012 Open Championship through International Final Qualifying, but missed the cut.[1] His runner-up finish at the 2016 Mizuno Open qualified him for the 2016 Open Championship.[2] He made the cut and finished tied for 79th. Ichihara's win at the 2018 Japan Golf Tour Championship lifted him to second place in the 2018 Japan Golf Tour money list, earning him a place in the 2018 Open Championship.
Professional wins (3)
[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Jun 2018 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills |
−12 (67-71-68-66=272) | 1 stroke | Ryuko Tokimatsu
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| 2 | 18 Nov 2018 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 (70-68-68-63=269) | 1 stroke | Mikumu Horikawa
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Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Jul 2003 | Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament | −9 (70-65=135) | 2 strokes | Makoto Inoue
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Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| U.S. Open | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T79 | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | ||
| Match Play | ||
| Invitational | T69 | T55 |
| Champions |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
[edit]Professional
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018
References
[edit]- ^ "Ichihara, Imahira, Lee and Tanihara qualify for the 145th Open in Japan". Compleat Golfer. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Four qualify for Open via Japan Golf Tour's Mizuno Open". Golf Channel. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Kodai Ichihara at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Kodai Ichihara at the Asian Tour official site
- Kodai Ichihara at the Official World Golf Ranking official site