Keiichiro Fukabori

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Keiichiro Fukabori
深堀圭一郎
Personal information
Full nameKeiichiro Fukabori
Born (1968-10-09) 9 October 1968 (age 57)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tourJapan PGA Senior Tour
Former tourJapan Golf Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking91 (30 December 2001)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour8
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT57: 2005
The Open ChampionshipT30: 2004

Keiichiro Fukabori (深堀圭一郎, Fukabori Kei'ichirō; born 9 October 1968) is a Japanese professional golfer who currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour. He has eight wins on the Tour, and had his best year during the 2000 season.

Career

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Fukabori was born in Tokyo. He turned professional in 1995.

Fukabori's best finish in a major was a tie for 30th at the 2004 Open Championship. He also finished tied for 57th in the 2005 U.S. Open.

Professional wins (12)

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Japan Golf Tour wins (8)

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Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (1)[a]
Other Japan Golf Tour (7)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 30 Mar 1997 Just System KSB Open −12 (69-64-69-74=276) 2 strokes Japan Katsunori Kuwabara, Japan Toshiaki Odate
2 20 Sep 1998 ANA Open −9 (71-71-68-69=279) 2 strokes United States Lee Janzen, Japan Katsumasa Miyamoto
3 9 Jul 2000 Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima −13 (67-67-70-71=275) 1 stroke Japan Masashi Ozaki
4 5 Nov 2000 Ube Kosan Open −12 (70-72-69-65=276) 3 strokes Japan Tatsuya Shiraishi, Japan Toru Taniguchi
5 8 Jul 2001 Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima (2) −13 (67-67-69=203)[b] Playoff Japan Masashi Ozaki
6 19 Oct 2003 Japan Open Golf Championship −8 (66-75-71-64=276) 2 strokes Japan Yasuharu Imano
7 7 Aug 2005 Sun Chlorella Classic −15 (67-70-70-66=273) 1 stroke Japan Hidemasa Hoshino
8 18 Sep 2005 ANA Open (2) −14 (72-62-72-68=274) Playoff Japan Yasuharu Imano

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2001 Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima Japan Masashi Ozaki Won with par on first extra hole
2 2005 ANA Open Japan Yasuharu Imano Won with birdie on first extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

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  • 1993 Korakuen Cup (5th)

Other wins (1)

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Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 30 Jul 2021 Hokkaido Brooks More Surprise Cup −6 (69-69=138) Playoff Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa
2 10 Sep 2022 Komatsu Open −13 (68-69-66=203) Playoff Thailand Prayad Marksaeng

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
U.S. Open T57 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T30 T56
  Did not play

T = Tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Fukabori never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Team appearances

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 2003 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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