was a Japanese professional golfer.
Career Kanai was born in Niigata. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional wins (20) PGA of Japan Tour wins (11) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up126 Sep 1976Japan PGA Championship−7 (64-70-69-70=273)Playoff Shichiro Enomoto, Hsieh Min-Nan, Haruo Yasuda216 Jul 1978Kanto Open−3 (70-72-74-69=285)Playoff Minoru Hiyoshi, Hsieh Min-Nan323 Aug 1981Kanto Pro Championship−8 (71-68-69=208)*Playoff Yutaka Hagawa427 Sep 1981Hiroshima Open−14 (66-69-67=202)*Playoff Lu Hsi-chuen529 May 1983Pepsi Ube Open−14 (68-70-68-68=274)2 strokes Kouichi Inoue616 Oct 1983Golf Digest Tournament−12 (69-70-69-68=276)2 strokes Kouichi Inoue724 Mar 1985Shizuoka Open−4 (71-70-71-72=284)1 stroke Isao Aoki, Tomishege Ikeda, Tōru Nakamura88 Sep 1985Kanto Open−11 (70-69-70-68=277)5 strokes Toshiharu Kawada915 Dec 1985Daikyo Open−14 (67-66-70-71=274)5 strokes Masahiro Kuramoto, Hisashi Suzumura, Tsukasa Watanabe107 Jun 1987Tohoku Classic−13 (71-69-70-65=275)2 strokes Hajime Meshiai1129 Jul 1990NST Niigata Open−10 (70-72-67-69=278)1 stroke Yukio Noguchi *Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11976Japan PGA Championship Shichiro Enomoto, Hsieh Min-Nan, Haruo YasudaWon with par on third extra holeHsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole21978Kanto Open Minoru Hiyoshi, Hsieh Min-Nan31981Kanto Pro Championship Yutaka HagawaWon with par on first extra hole41981Hiroshima Open Lu Hsi-chuenWon with birdie on first extra hole51985Japan PGA Championship Tateo OzakiLost to birdie on first extra hole61988Mizuno Open Yoshimi NiizekiLost to birdie on first extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up12 Mar 1986Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open +1 (72-73-70-70=285)1 stroke Ian Baker-Finch
Other wins (3) this list is probably incomplete 1972 Japan PGA Championship 1975 Nagano Open 1980 Yamanashi Pro-Am
Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (5) 1990 Japan PGA Senior Championship 1991 Japan Senior Open 1992 Japan Senior Open 1993 Japan Senior Open 1998 Japan PGA Senior Championship
Team appearances World Cup (representing Japan): 1977
See also List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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