Ryo Hisatsune

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Ryo Hisatsune
久常 涼
Personal information
Born (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 21)
Okayama, Japan
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking72 (21 January 2024)[1]
(as of 21 April 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2024
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Japan Challenge Tour
money list winner		2020–21
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		2023

Ryo Hisatsune (Japanese: 久常 涼, born 9 September 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer, who plays on the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. He won the 2023 Cazoo Open de France.

Professional career[edit]

Hisatsune turned professional in 2020.[2] He played on the Japan Challenge Tour in 2020 and 2021, winning three times and claiming the money list title. He played on the Japan Golf Tour for the 2022 season, with a best result of tied-second coming at the ASO Iizuka Challenged Golf Tournament.

In November 2022, Hisatsune entered the European Tour Qualifying School. He finished tied-seventh, earning status to play on the 2023 European Tour season.[3] Two weeks later, he finished tied-second at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, three shots behind Cameron Smith.[4]

In September 2023, Hisatsune claimed his first win on the European Tour, winning the Cazoo Open de France at Le Golf National. He shot a final-round 66 to win by two shots ahead of Jordan Smith and Jeff Winther.[5] In November, he was voted as the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year for the 2023 European Tour season.[6]

Professional wins (4)[edit]

European Tour wins (1)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 24 Sep 2023 Cazoo Open de France −14 (66-69-69-66=270) 2 strokes England Jordan Smith, Denmark Jeff Winther

Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 18 Jun 2021 Japan Create Challenge −22 (66-61-67=194) 4 strokes Japan Takahiro Hataji
2 30 Jul 2021 Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge −17 (64-61=125) 6 strokes Japan Fumihiro Ebine, Japan Shintaro Kobayashi,
Japan Yusuke Sakamoto
3 24 Sep 2021 ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament −18 (66-66-66=198) 1 stroke Japan Taichi Nabetani, Japan Kaito Onishi

Results in major championships[edit]

Tournament 2024
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Summary[edit]

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Week 3 2024 Ending 21 Jan 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Ryo Hisatsune". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ Hall, Jamie (16 November 2022). "Every player to qualify from DP World Tour Q-school". Bunkered. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Smith holds nerve to claim third Australian PGA Championship title". Reuters. 27 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "French Open: Ryo Hisatsune triumphs at Le Golf National as Jordan Smith lets lead slip". BBC Sport. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Ryo Hisatsune wins Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award". European Tour. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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