Nobumitsu Yuhara
| Nobumitsu Yuhara 湯原 信光 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 August 1957 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 7 |
| Other | 1 |
Nobumitsu Yuhara (湯原 信光, Yuhara Nobumitsu; born 14 August 1957) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Professional career
Yuhara played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times. He also provided commentary and motion capture for the game Masters '98: Harukanaru Augusta.
Professional wins (8)
Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Sep 1981 | Kanto Open | −6 (70-72-68-72=282) | 1 stroke | .svg.png){kind=small} Kikuo Arai
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| 2 | 5 Oct 1981 | Gene Sarazen Jun Classic | −4 (71-70-73-70=284) | 1 stroke | Takaaki Kono
|
| 3 | 8 May 1983 | Fujisankei Classic | +3 (69-71-69-78=287) | 1 stroke | Masahiro Kuramoto
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| 4 | 8 Apr 1990 | Pocari Sweat Open | −7 (69-70-71-67=277) | 2 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} Wayne Smith
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| 5 | 14 Jun 1992 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −7 (73-68-72-68=281) | Playoff | Nobuo Serizawa, Kazuhiro Takami
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| 6 | 12 Jul 1992 | Yonex Open Hiroshima | −9 (71-67-69-68=275) | 1 stroke | Saburo Fujiki, Satoshi Higashi, Kiyoshi Murota
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| 7 | 1 Sep 2002 | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta | −7 (68-69-72=209)* | 1 stroke | Shigemasa Higaki, Katsunori Kuwabara, Toshimasa Nakajima,  Christian Peña, Zhang Lianwei
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*Note: The 2002 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981 | KBC Augusta |  Chen Tze-chung, Hsieh Min-Nan
|
Hsieh won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1985 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Brian Jones
|
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 3 | 1985 | Casio World Open | Wayne Grady, Hubert Green, Scott Hoch
|
Green won with par on second extra hole Grady and Yuhara eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 1992 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Nobuo Serizawa, Kazuhiro Takami
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (1)
- 2010 Koujun Classic Senior Tournament
Team appearances
- Nissan Cup (representing Japan): 1986 (winners)
- Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1987, 1992
External links
- Nobumitsu Yuhara at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Nobumitsu Yuhara at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Official website (in Japanese)