is a Japanese professional golfer, currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.
Early life In 1966, Suzuki was born in Gifu Prefecture. At the age of 9, Suzuki started playing golf.
Professional career In 1990, Suzuki turned professional. He won his first title on the Japan Golf Tour in 1993 and would win consistently between then and 2004.
Suzuki qualified for his second major championship in 1998 at The Open Championship after a win in Japan at the Sapporo Tokyu Open. He missed the cut. He also played in the 2002 Open Championship, but missed the 36-hole cut there, too.
Suzuki ended a five-year winless drought in Japan in 2009 with a five stroke win in October at the mynavi ABC Championship.Suzuki captures ABC Championship
Suzuki has earned over ¥822,000,000 in his career on the Japan Golf Tour, which is equivalent to over $8,200,000.
Personal life Suzuki is the father of two children, one of whom is Airi Suzuki, a Japanese pop singer.
Professional wins (18) Japan Golf Tour wins (8) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up126 Sep 1993Gene Sarazen Jun Classic−12 (71-71-69-65=276)1 stroke Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Masashi Ozaki224 Jul 1994Nikkei Cup−20 (72-67-65-64=268)5 strokes Katsunari Takahashi324 Mar 1996Novell KSB Open−13 (68-72-68-67=275)1 stroke Eduardo Herrera, Brian Watts414 Jun 1998Sapporo Tokyu Open−16 (65-69-69-69=272)2 strokes David Ishii526 Nov 2000Casio World Open−21 (68-67-65-67=267)1 stroke Masashi Ozaki69 Jun 2002JCB Classic Sendai−13 (69-67-65-70=271)Playoff Tsuneyuki Nakajima73 Oct 2004Acom International−13 (72-65-63=200)3 strokes Paul Sheehan81 Nov 2009Mynavi ABC Championship−14 (70-67-66-71=274)5 strokes Takashi Kanemoto
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–4) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11997Golf Digest Tournament Brandt JobeLost to birdie on first extra hole22001Tamanoi Yomiuri Open Yoshimitsu FukuzawaLost to par on first extra hole32001Aiful Cup Lin Keng-chiLost to birdie on second extra hole42002JCB Classic Sendai Tsuneyuki NakajimaWon with par on second extra hole52007Sun Chlorella Classic Jun KikuchiLost to par on third extra hole
Japan Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up113 Sep 2013Dragon Cup–14 (69-61=130)2 strokes Shota Kishimoto213 Jun 2014Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup–9 (70-65=135)2 strokes Ryuji Masaoka, Katsufumi Okino, Keisuke Sato312 Sep 2014Himawari Dragon Cup–13 (63-68=131)1 stroke Lee Tae-hee, Shinji Tomimura
Other wins (1) 1994 Sanko Grand Summer Championship
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 Oct 2018Fukuoka Senior Open−7 (70-67=137)Playoff Gregory Meyer210 Nov 2018Elite Grip Senior Open−7 (67-66=133)Playoff Naoyuki Tamura325 Nov 2018Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Golf Tournament−10 (70-71-65=206)3 strokes Kim Jong-duck, Gregory Meyer423 Aug 2020ISPS Handa Corona Ni Katsu Senior Tournament−19 (64-65-68=197)1 stroke Kiyoshi Murota, Tsukasa Watanabe527 Nov 2021Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament−6 (68-69-73=210)Playoff Gregory Meyer621 Aug 2022Fancl Classic−11 (68-69-68=205)3 strokes Thaworn Wiratchant
Team appearances World Cup (representing Japan): 1994 Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003, 2005
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