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| Naomichi Ozaki 尾崎直道 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Joe | ||
| Born | (1956-05-18)18 May 1956 (age 69) Tokushima Prefecture,Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1977 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 38 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 32 (4th all-time) | ||
| Other | 6 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T33: 1990 | ||
| PGA Championship | T28: 1992 | ||
| U.S. Open | T25: 1993 | ||
| The Open Championship | T38: 1998 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (尾崎直道,Ozaki Naomichi, ジョーJō) (born 18 May 1956) is aJapanese professionalgolfer.
Ozaki was born inTokushima Prefecture, Japan. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on theJapan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005. He ranks fourth on the list ofmost Japan Golf Tour wins. He topped the money list in 1991 and 1999. He is fifth on the career money list (through 2014).
Ozaki played 185 times on thePGA Tour from 1984 to 2001, primarily from 1993 to 2001. His best finish was a T-2 at the 1997Buick Open. His best finish in a major championship was a T-25 at the1993 U.S. Open.
In 2005, he came in third at theChampions Tour Qualifying Tournament, and he began play on that tour after turning 50 in May 2006. His best finishes are a playoff loss at the 2007Boeing Classic and a T-2 in the 2010Regions Charity Classic.
Ozaki played on the International Team in the1998 Presidents Cup.
Ozaki's older brother,Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, topped the Japan Golf Tour money list twelve times, and another brother,Tateo "Jet" Ozaki, is also a professional golfer.
| Legend |
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| Flagship events (2) |
| Japan majors (1)[a] |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (30) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Mar1984 | Shizuoka Open | −2 (71-70-75-70=286) | 5 strokes |  Eitaro Deguchi,Yoshitaka Yamamoto |
| 2 | 10 Jun 1984 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −8 (71-69-68-72=280) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki |
| 3 | 26 Aug 1984 | KBC Augusta | −13 (71-64-70-70=275) | 1 stroke | Kouichi Inoue,Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
| 4 | 18 Aug1985 | Nikkei Cup | −14 (66-68-68-68=274) | 4 strokes | Yoshihisa Iwashita |
| 5 | 24 May1986 | Pepsi Ube Open | −12 (71-69-68-68=276) | 1 stroke | Fujio Kobayashi |
| 6 | 5 Jul1987 | Kanto Pro Championship | −4 (68-72-72=212)* | 1 stroke | Nobumitsu Yuhara |
| 7 | 12 Jun1988 | Sapporo Tokyu Open (2) | −9 (70-74-64-71=279) | 3 strokes | Tateo Ozaki |
| 8 | 31 Jul 1988 | NST Niigata Open | −11 (70-66-69-72=277) | 3 strokes |  David Ishii |
| 9 | 18 Sep 1988 | ANA Open | −10 (63-69-73-73=278) | Playoff |  Brian Jones |
| 10 | 4 Dec 1988 | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | −13 (69-70-68-68=275) | 5 strokes | Isao Aoki |
| 11 | 26 Mar1989 | Setonaikai Open | −6 (68-74-69-71=282) | 2 strokes | Kinpachi Yoshimura |
| 12 | 13 May1990 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup | 6 and 5 | Brian Jones | |
| 13 | 23 Sep 1990 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −11 (68-66-69-70=273) | 1 stroke | Yoshinori Kaneko |
| 14 | 2 Dec 1990 | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup (2) | −13 (71-69-64-71=275) | Playoff | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
| 15 | 28 Jul1991 | Nikkei Cup (2) | −7 (67-66-70=203)* | Playoff | Eiichi Itai |
| 16 | 15 Sep 1991 | Suntory Open | −12 (67-69-72-68=276) | 2 strokes |  Chen Tze-chung |
| 17 | 1 Dec 1991 | Casio World Open | −18 (71-67-64-68=270) | 2 strokes | Hajime Meshiai |
| 18 | 8 Dec 1991 | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup (3) | −20 (71-65-66-66=268) | 8 strokes | Tsuneyuki Nakajima,Nobumitsu Yuhara |
| 19 | 15 Mar1992 | Imperial Open | −8 (71-68-71-70=280) | 3 strokes | Seiki Okuda |
| 20 | 13 Sep 1992 | Suntory Open (2) | −9 (67-72-67-73=279) | 2 strokes | Wayne Grady,Tateo Ozaki,Yoshikazu Yokoshima,Nobumitsu Yuhara |
| 21 | 1 Nov 1992 | Lark Cup | −9 (68-68-71-72=279) | 1 stroke | Masashi Ozaki |
| 22 | 14 Aug1994 | Acom International | 41 pts (14-2-12-13=41) | 6 points | Masayuki Kawamura |
| 23 | 27 Oct1996 | Philip Morris Championship | −10 (71-70-67-70=278) | 4 strokes | Russ Cochran,David Ishii,Masashi Ozaki |
| 24 | 6 Jul1997 | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | −17 (66-64-68-69=267) | 9 strokes | Eiji Mizoguchi,Tsuyoshi Yoneyama |
| 25 | 13 Jul 1997 | Yonex Open Hiroshima | −12 (69-71-68-68=276) | 2 strokes | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| 26 | 18 Apr1999 | Tsuruya Open | −15 (65-70-66-72=273) | 2 strokes | Toru Suzuki |
| 27 | 16 May 1999 | Japan PGA Championship | −5 (70-71-73-69=283) | 2 strokes | Masashi Ozaki |
| 28 | 3 Oct 1999 | Japan Open Golf Championship | +10 (68-76-76-78=298) | 2 strokes | Kazuhiko Hosokawa,Nobumitsu Yuhara |
| 29 | 15 Oct2000 | Japan Open Golf Championship (2) | −3 (67-72-70-72=281) | 1 stroke | Lin Keng-chi |
| 30 | 26 Oct2003 | Bridgestone Open | −21 (66-69-67-65=267) | Playoff | Paul Sheehan |
| 31 | 24 Apr2005 | Tsuruya Open (2) | −13 (67-69-67-68=271) | 3 strokes | Ryoken Kawagishi,Paul Sheehan |
| 32 | 1 May 2005 | The Crowns | −11 (68-67-67-67=269) | Playoff | Steven Conran |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Brian Jones | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1988 | ANA Open | Brian Jones | Won with par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 1989 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | Tateo Ozaki | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 4 | 1990 | Golf Nippon Series | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 5 | 1991 | Nikkei Cup | Eiichi Itai | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 6 | 2002 | Sun Chlorella Classic | Brendan Jones,Christian Peña | Peña won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 7 | 2003 | Bridgestone Open | Paul Sheehan | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 8 | 2005 | The Crowns | Steven Conran | Won with par on second extra hole |
Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Boeing Classic | R. W. Eaks,David Eger,Gil Morgan,Dana Quigley,Craig Stadler, Denis Watson | Watson won with eagle on second extra hole Eger, Ozaki, Morgan and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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| Masters Tournament | T33 | CUT | T45 | CUT | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T25 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T62 | CUT | T46 | T39 | CUT | CUT | WD | T38 | T45 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T28 | T44 | T31 | CUT | CUT | T44 | T70 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T6 | T45 | T8 | CUT | T65 | T18 | T10 | T27 | T26 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | R32 | R32 |
| Championship | T40 | T35 | NT1 |
| Invitational | 41 |
1Cancelled due to9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
This list may be incomplete.
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Won: 20.5 – 11.5 | ||
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