Hideki Kase
| Hideki Kase | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 December 1959 Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1983 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 20 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 4 |
| Other | 16 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T28: 1997 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Hideki Kase (born 1 December 1959) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career
[edit]Kase played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times.[1] He also played on the PGA Tour in 1997 where his best finish was 15th at the Sprint International.[2]
Professional wins (20)
[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Aug 1990 | Japan PGA Championship | −14 (71-66-67-70=274) | 5 strokes |  Saburo Fujiki, Masahiro Kuramoto |
| 2 | 11 Dec 1994 | Daikyo Open | −16 (69-66-66-67=268) | 1 stroke | Seiji Ebihara, Masahiro Kuramoto, Ken Kusumoto |
| 3 | 14 Jul 1996 | Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial | −17 (69-71-68-63=271) | 2 strokes |  Lin Keng-chi |
| 4 | 12 Sep 2004 | Suntory Open | −17 (69-67-66-65=267) | 3 strokes | Tomohiro Kondo, Katsuya Nakagawa, Taichi Teshima |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Fujisankei Classic | Isao Aoki, Saburo Fujiki, Brian Jones | Fujiki won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2001 | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | Shigemasa Higaki, Takenori Hiraishi | Hiraishi won with birdie on fourth extra hole Kase eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Other wins (8)
[edit]- 1983 Mizuno Pro Rookies Tournament
- 1985 Wakayama Open
- 1989 Masaaki Hirao Pro-Am
- 1990 Sanko Grand Summer Championship, Masaaki Hirao Pro-Am, KSD Pro-Am
- 1995 Mitsubishi Oil Cup Masaaki Hirao Pro-Am[3]
- 2014 Hokkaido Open
Japan Senior Golf Tour wins (3)
[edit]- 2010 Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 2014 ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament
- 2017 Sevenhills Cup KBC Senior Open
Other senior wins (5)
[edit]- 2010 Asahi Midoriken Cup 12th TVQ Senior Open Golf
- 2016 Northern Kanto Senior Open, Asahi Midoriken Cup TVQ Senior Open
- 2019 UNITEX Pro-Am, Uniden Grand Senior Championship
Team appearances
[edit]- Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1990, 1991
- Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1995
- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2005
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hideki Kase – Lifetime Record". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Hideki Kase – PGA Tour – Season". PGA Tour. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "PGA member profile | Hideki Kase" (in Japanese). PGA of Japan. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Hideki Kase at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hideki Kase at the PGA Tour official site
- Hideki Kase at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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