Yuto Katsuragawa
| Yuto Katsuragawa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 9 October 1998 Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||
| Residence | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Nihon University | ||
| Turned professional | 2020 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Japan Golf Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 1 | ||
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | 58th: 2023 | ||
| The Open Championship | T47: 2022 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Yuto Katsuragawa (Japanese: 桂川有人, born 9 October 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour and European Tour. He has won the ISPS Handa Championship twice.
Career
Katsuragawa turned professional in the fall of 2020 and won his first professional event on the Japan Challenge Tour a year later. In 2022, he won the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan and claimed Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year honors.[1]
He qualified for the 150th Open Championship by finishing runner-up at the 2022 SMBC Singapore Open, behind Sadom Kaewkanjana. At the Old Course at St Andrews he shot a final round 69 to finish in a tie for 47th.[2]
Katsuragawa spent 2023 mainly on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he recorded two top-20 finishes, and qualified for the 2023 U.S. Open where he made the cut.[3]
In April 2024, Katsuragawa claimed his first victory on the European Tour when he won the co-sanctioned ISPS Handa Championship for a second time.[4]
Amateur wins
- 2015 Philippine Amateur Open Match Play Championship
- 2018 Chubu Amateur Championship, Japan Collegiate Championship
Source:[5]
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Apr 2024 | ISPS Handa Championship1 | −17 (70-65-65-63=263) | 3 strokes |  Sebastian Söderberg
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Apr 2022 | ISPS Handa Championship in Japan | −24 (67-63-65-65=260) | 1 stroke | Rikuya Hoshino
|
| 2 | 28 Apr 2024 | ISPS Handa Championship1 (2) | −17 (70-65-65-63=263) | 3 strokes | Sebastian Söderberg
|
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Token Homemate Cup | Jinichiro Kozuma
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Oct 2021 | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | −15 (69-65-67=201) | 3 strokes | Yu Morimoto
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| PGA Championship | |||
| U.S. Open | 58 | ||
| The Open Championship | T47 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
References
- ^ "Who Is Yuto Katsuragawa? Meet the 25-Year-Old DP World Tour Winner". Essentially Sports. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Cameron Smith rallies to win British Open, Yuto Katsuragawa T47th". Kyodo News. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Fuller, Jackson (13 June 2023). "Unlikely U.S. Open qualifier looks to capitalize on opportunity". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Katsuragawa shoots 63 to win on DP World Tour's return to Japan". Japan Times. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Yuto Katsuragawa". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
External links
- Yuto Katsuragawa at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yuto Katsuragawa at the PGA Tour official site
- Yuto Katsuragawa at the European Tour official site
- Yuto Katsuragawa at the Official World Golf Ranking official site