Yoshinori Mizumaki (水巻 善典, Mizumaki Yoshinori, born 27 August 1958) is a Japanese professional golfer.[1]

Yoshi Mizumaki
Personal information
Full nameYoshinori Mizumaki
Born (1958-08-27) 27 August 1958 (age 66)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1984
Current tour(s)Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour7
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT27: 1993

Mizumaki, graduate of Hosei University,[1] played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times. He also played on the PGA Tour in 1994 and 1995. His best finish was a tie for second (playoff loss to Neal Lancaster) in the 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. He belongs to Naruo Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture.[2]

Professional wins (11)

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Japan Golf Tour wins (7)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 3 Sep 1989 Kanto Open −7 (68-69-74-70=281) 1 stroke   Isao Aoki
2 6 Jun 1993 JCB Classic Sendai −11 (70-64-69-70=273) Playoff   Hajime Meshiai,   Tsukasa Watanabe
3 10 Apr 1994 Pocari Sweat Open −10 (72-65-66=203)* 1 stroke   Tsukasa Watanabe
4 12 Jun 1994 Sapporo Tokyu Open −11 (65-70-68-74=277) 1 stroke   Eduardo Herrera
5 13 Oct 1996 Golf Digest Tournament −11 (66-67-68-72=273) 1 stroke   Satoshi Higashi,   Shoichi Kuwabara
6 7 Jun 1998 JCB Classic Sendai (2) −14 (68-66-68-68=270) 1 stroke   Shigeki Maruyama
7 18 Jun 2000 Tamanoi Yomiuri Open −17 (66-68-70-67=271) 3 strokes   Hisayuki Sasaki

*Note: The 1994 Pocari Sweat Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1993 JCB Classic Sendai   Hajime Meshiai,   Tsukasa Watanabe Won with birdie on sixth extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 8 Jun 2007 Segasammy Challenge −13 (68-63=131) 2 strokes   Shintaro Kai

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 17 Sep 2011 Sakakibara Onsen Golf Club Senior −12 (64-68=132) 5 strokes   Teruo Nakamura
2 10 Nov 2016 Fukuoka Senior Open −6 (71-67=138) 1 stroke   Takeshi Sakiyama,   Kazuhiro Takami
3 14 Nov 2020 Cosmo Health Cup Senior Tournament −8 (67-69=136) 2 strokes   Toshimitsu Izawa,   Gregory Meyer,
  Shigeru Nonaka,   Hiroo Okamo,
  Norio Shinozaki

Playoff record

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PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic   Tom Byrum,   Mark Carnevale,
  David Edwards,   Neal Lancaster,
  David Ogrin
Lancaster won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
The Open Championship T27 CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Mizumaki only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

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See also

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References

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