Satoshi Higashi (born 16 November 1960) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career Higashi won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
His most successful year was 1995 when he won four times and finished second on the Japan Golf Tour's money list, also gaining his highest World Ranking of 75th in the same year.
Professional wins (13) PGA of Japan Tour wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up121 Jun 1987Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open−8 (68-67-70-75=280)1 stroke Graham Marsh, Hajime Meshiai215 Jul 1990Nikkei Cup−6 (70-74-64-74=282)1 stroke Nobuo Serizawa319 May 1991Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup2 up Tsuneyuki Nakajima42 Apr 1995Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup−6 (72-68-69-73=282)1 stroke Katsuyoshi Tomori516 Apr 1995Tsuruya Open−9 (69-74-66-70=279)1 stroke Kōki Idoki, Katsunori Kuwabara, Roger Mackay, Kiyoshi Maita, Yoshi Mizumaki624 Sep 1995Gene Sarazen Jun Classic−18 (68-69-65-68=270)1 stroke Masashi Ozaki712 Nov 1995Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters−14 (70-66-71-67=274)4 strokes Shigeki Maruyama
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11991Mizuno Open Roger MackayLost to par on first extra hole
Other wins (2) 1986 Acom Team Championship (with Hajime Meshiai) 1994 Meikyukai Charity Golf Tournament
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up112 Jul 2013ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament−12 (65-65=130)3 strokes Nobumitsu Yuhara28 Apr 2023Kanehide Senior Okinawa Open−7 (68-70-71=209)2 strokes Masayoshi Nakayama, Hidezumi Shirakata, Kaname Yokoo
Other senior wins (2) 2012 Asahi Ryokuken Cup TVQ Senior Open 2015 Trust Park Cup Sasebo Senior Open
Team appearances Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1990 World Cup (representing Japan): 1991
References
External links
Satoshi Higashi at the PGA of Japan official website