Tateo Ozaki

Tateo Ozaki
尾崎健夫
Tateo Ozaki; 尾崎健夫
Personal information
Nickname	Jet
Born	9 January 1954 (age 70); Kaiyō, Tokushima, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Turned professional	1977
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	21
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	15
Other	6
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T52: 1989

Tateo "Jet" Ozaki (尾崎健夫, Ozaki Tateo, born 9 January 1954) is a Japanese golfer.

Ozaki was born in Kaiyō, Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977. He won 15 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 13th on the career victories list.

He is the brother of Masashi "Jumbo" and Naomichi "Joe", two prominent golfers on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional wins (21)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Apr 1984	Hakuryuko Pocari Sweat Open	−7 (68-75-65-69=277)	2 strokes	Kikuo Arai
2	6 May 1984	Fujisankei Classic	−4 (69-68-72-71=280)	Playoff	Hsieh Min-Nan
3	30 Jun 1985	Mizuno Open	−11 (71-69-65=205)*	Shared title with Katsunari Takahashi
4	11 Aug 1985	Japan PGA Championship	−4 (72-71-72-73=288)	Playoff	Seiichi Kanai
5	15 Sep 1985	Suntory Open	−13 (67-71-70-67=275)	Playoff	Larry Nelson
6	3 Nov 1985	ABC Japan-U.S. Match	−12 (66-73-69-68=276)	Shared title with Corey Pavin
7	8 Dec 1985	Golf Nippon Series	−11 (72-69-67-71=279)	2 strokes	Masahiro Kuramoto
8	26 Oct 1986	Bridgestone Open	−12 (71-67-68-70=276)	2 strokes	Naomichi Ozaki
9	14 Dec 1986	Daikyo Open	−7 (69-69-69-70=277)	Playoff	Kikuo Arai
10	24 Jul 1988	Japan PGA Championship (2)	−20 (69-69-66-64=268)	1 stroke	Masashi Ozaki
11	11 Sep 1988	Suntory Open (2)	−14 (67-71-68-68=274)	3 strokes	Tadami Ueno
12	28 May 1989	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament	−4 (72-67-74-71=284)	2 strokes	Masanobu Kimura
13	24 Sep 1989	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	−9 (73-70-70-66=279)	Playoff	Naomichi Ozaki
14	28 Mar 1993	TaylorMade KSB Open	−12 (68-67-70-71=276)	1 stroke	Roger Mackay
15	7 May 2000	Fujisankei Classic (2)	−6 (70-69-69-70=278)	1 stroke	Nobuhito Sato, Yeh Chang-ting

*Note: The 1985 Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1983	Hiroshima Open	Katsunari Takahashi	Lost to par on third extra hole
2	1984	Fujisankei Classic	Hsieh Min-Nan	Won with par on first extra hole
3	1985	Japan PGA Championship	Seiichi Kanai	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1985	Suntory Open	Larry Nelson	Won with par on second extra hole
5	1986	Daikyo Open	Kikuo Arai	Won with par on third extra hole
6	1989	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	Naomichi Ozaki	Won with par on second extra hole
7	1991	Maruman Open	Tetsu Nishikawa	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
8	1998	Bridgestone Open	Nobuhito Sato	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Open Championship	CUT		T66		T52

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

World Cup (representing Japan): 1985, 1988
Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1985, 1986 (winners), 1987, 1989
Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1986, 1988