is a Japanese professional golfer. In 2006, he became the first modern-era golfer to make two hole in one shots in the same round of a PGA Tour event, at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.
Early life and amateur career Miyazato was born in Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He attended Tohoku Fukushi University, and won the Japanese collegiate championship in 2000, and the Japanese Amateur Championship in 2001. In December 2002, he announced his decision to turn pro before his upcoming graduation. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional career At the time of his holes in one, the PGA Tour announced that it was the first time since they had started keeping records. However, research later turned up confirming that an amateur golfer, W.W. "Bill" Whedon, also hit two in the opening round of the 1955 Insurance City Open.
In November 2015, Miyazato won the Dunlop Phoenix event, one of the more prestigious events on the Japan Golf Tour to earn his third tour level victory. He shot rounds of 64-69 on the weekend to win by two strokes. In April 2017, Miyazato won his fourth event on the Japanese Tour, The Crowns, followed two weeks later by another win in the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup.
At the 2017 Indonesian Masters, Miyazato finished in solo 4th, earning enough Official World Golf Ranking points to finish the year in the Top 50, thus earning an invitation to the 2018 Masters Tournament, his first appearance.
Personal life His younger sister, Ai Miyazato, was also a professional golfer and competed on the LPGA Tour.
Professional wins (8) Japan Golf Tour wins (7) Legend Japan majors (3) Other Japan Golf Tour (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up18 Dec 2013Golf Nippon Series JT Cup−13 (66-66-64-71=267)3 strokes Wu Ashun220 Apr 2014Token Homemate Cup−6 (71-66-68-65=270)2 strokes Hiroshi Iwata322 Nov 2015Dunlop Phoenix Tournament−14 (67-70-64-69=270)2 strokes Yoshinori Fujimoto, Hideki Matsuyama430 Apr 2017The Crowns−13 (67-65-67-68=267)1 stroke Yoshinori Fujimoto, Toru Taniguchi514 May 2017Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup−12 (71-66-73-66=276)3 strokes Brad Kennedy68 Oct 2017Honma TourWorld Cup−22 (61-68-65-68=262)3 strokes Shingo Katayama73 Dec 2017Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2)−15 (69-69-65-62=265)6 strokes Shaun Norris
Other wins (1) 2013 Kyusyu Open
Results in major championships Tournament20142015201620172018Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenT23T60The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT47PGA ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament201620172018ChampionshipT61T60Match PlayT52InvitationalChampions
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1998, 2000, 2002 Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2000, 2002 (winners)
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