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Koichi Uehara

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Koichi Uehara
Personal information
Born (1947-11-25) 25 November 1947 (age 76)
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour7

Koichi Uehara (born 25 November 1947) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Uehara played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning seven times.

Professional wins (11)

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (7)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 28 Aug 1977 Hokkaido Open E (73-68-74-73=288)
2 27 Aug 1978 Hokkaido Open (2) −2 (72-67-71-76=286) 7 strokes Japan Yasuo Kuninaka
3 17 Sep 1978 Sanpo Classic −14 (67-69-68-70=274) 4 strokes Japan Haruo Yasuda
4 28 Sep 1980 Hokkaido Open (3) +6 (71-76-72-75=294) 2 strokes Japan Shoichi Sato
5 5 Sep 1982 Hokkaido Open (4) +1 (71-72-76-70=289) 5 strokes Japan Katsunari Takahashi
6 2 Sep 1984 Hokkaido Open (5) −9 (70-70-68-71=279)
7 7 Oct 1984 Japan Open Golf Championship −5 (71-68-70-74=283) 2 strokes Japan Koichi Suzuki

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1979 Japan Open Golf Championship Japan Isao Aoki, Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung,
Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Kuo won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Aoki and Uehara eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (4)

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References

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  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1980). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980. Springwood Books. p. 224. ISBN 0905947835.
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