Shota Akiyoshi | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Kumamoto, Japan | 22 July 1990
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 6 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
Other | 4 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2018 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2018 |
Shota Akiyoshi (秋吉 翔太, Akiyoshi Shōta, born 22 July 1990) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour.[1][2]
Akiyoshi won twice on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour, the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open and the Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open. His win in the Mizuno Open gave an entry to the 2018 Open Championship. He also qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying in Japan. He missed the cut in both his major starts.
Akiyoshi also has three wins on the Japan Challenge Tour.