Tsutomu Irie
| Tsutomu Irie | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 May 1948 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
Tsutomu Irie (born 6 May 1948) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Irie played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. In 1985, he became the first player to break the 60 barrier in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round of the Kuzuha International;[1] he went on the win the two-round tournament.
Professional wins (3)[edit]
PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Oct 1979 | Tokai Classic | −13 (70-69-68-68=275) | 5 strokes |  Hsieh Min-Nan,  Masaji Kusakabe
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| 2 | 8 Sep 1985 | Kansai Open | −8 (68-71-75-66=280) | 3 strokes | Hisao Inoue, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
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Other wins (1)[edit]
- 1985 Kuzuha International
Team appearances[edit]
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1970, 1972, 1974
References[edit]
- ^ "Irie fires lowest score in Japan's pro history". Singapore Monitor. Reuter. 7 April 1985 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
External links[edit]
- Tsutomu Irie at the Japan Golf Tour official site
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