Masaji Kusakabe

Masaji Kusakabe
Personal information
Born (1946-08-07) 7 August 1946 (age 78)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour8
Other12

Masaji Kusakabe (born 7 August 1946) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Kusakabe played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning eight official tournaments and several others.

Professional wins (20)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (8)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 9 Nov 1975 Sony Charity Classic −7 (69-70-70=209)* 2 strokes United States Danny Edwards, Japan Hiroshi Ishii,
Japan Takashi Murakami
2 11 Sep 1977 Suntory Open −9 (66-70-72-71=279) 3 strokes Japan Fujio Kobayashi
3 15 Oct 1978 Tokai Classic −6 (75-69-66-72=282) 2 strokes Japan Kosaku Shimada
4 26 Aug 1979 KBC Augusta −12 (67-71-68-34=240)* 3 strokes Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung
5 9 Sep 1979 Suntory Open (2) −11 (66-73-69-69=277) 1 stroke Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
6 6 Apr 1980 Aso National Park Open +1 (72-37=109)* 1 stroke Japan Yurio Akitomi, Japan Namio Takasu
7 2 Jul 1981 Naganoken Open −6 (67-71=138)* Shared title with Japan Fujio Kobayashi
8 11 Dec 1983 Daikyo Open −10 (69-70-69-70=278) 2 strokes Japan Akio Toyoda

*Note: Tournament shortened to 27/36/54/63 holes due to weather.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1976 Bridgestone Tournament Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan, Japan Takashi Murakami Murakami won with par on third extra hole
Hsieh eliminated by par on second hole

Other wins (9)

  • 1968 Mizuno Pro Rookies Tournament
  • 1971 Chiba Open
  • 1973 Chiba Open
  • 1976 Mizuno Tournament
  • 1977 Mizuno Tournament, Gunma Open
  • 1980 Chiba Open
  • 1983 Munising Classic
  • 1994 Ibaraki Open

Senior wins (3)

  • 1996 Komatsu Nagoya TV Open
  • 1997 Japan Ginseng Pharmaceutical West Japan Senior Open
  • 1999 Old Man Per Senior Open