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Aoki celebrates 50 years as pro golfer

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Aoki speaks to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2014, ahead of a party to mark the 50th year since his professional golf career began.

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Oda gets Japanese pro golf tour money title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Komei Oda (R) receives a trophy for his first money title on the men's Japan Golf Tour for 2014 from veteran Isao Aoki during an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014. Oda also won for the first time the awards for most valuable player and stroke average as well as a golf press prize.

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Ishikawa chats with Aoki in British Open practice round

HOYLAKE, England - Japanese professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa (L) speaks with senior compatriot player Isao Aoki during a practice round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 14, 2014.

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Tourney held to mark 'Jumbo' Ozaki's 45th year as pro golfer

NAGOYA, Japan - Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (R) of Japan chats with compatriot Isao Aoki during a tournament to commemorate his 45th year as a professional golfer in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on April 14, 2014.

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Higuchi, Aoki inducted into Japan Pro Golf Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfers Hisako Higuchi (L) and Isao Aoki are honored at a ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2014, marking their induction into the Japan Professional Golf Hall of Fame.

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (L), Yuta Ikeda (C) and Isao Aoki, special adviser at the Japan Golf Tour Organization, shake hands during an award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009. Ishikawa, an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner, received the Most Valuable Player award while Ikeda, who was second on the money list, got the Rookie of the Year award.

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Teen phenomenon Ishikawa named Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's teenage golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa (R) shakes hands with golf master Isao Aoki after being named Rookie of the Year at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 8. Ishikawa etched his name in the history books this season by becoming the youngest player on the Japanese tour to reach 100 million yen in single-year winnings.

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Miyazato leads JLPGA team to Three Tours victory

ICHIHARA, Japan - Ai Miyazato (C) plays with Isao Aoki (L) and Shingo Katayama (R) during the Three Tours Championship at King Fields Golf Club in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 9.

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Okamoto to be inducted into Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Ayako Okamoto, the 54-year-old Japanese golfer, expressed excitement on May 23 over her scheduled induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in Augustine, Florida. Okamoto is the third Japanese to join the Hall of Fame following the inductions of Hisako Higuchi in 2003 and Isao Aoki in 2004, and has plans to attend an induction ceremony in Florida on Nov. 14.

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Aoki home after World Golf Hall of Fame induction

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Isao Aoki, who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida, speaks at a news conference on arriving at Narita airport May 11. Aoki became the second Japanese golfer in the hall of fame following Hisako Higuchi, head of the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan.

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(2)Aoki home after World Golf Hall of Fame induction

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Isao Aoki (L) is welcomed by Isao Matsui, a board member of the Professional Golfers' Association of Japan, at Narita airport May 11. Aoki became the second Japanese golfer in the hall of fame, following Hisako Higuchi, head of the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan.

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Aoki to join World Golf Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Aoki (file photo) will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida, marking the first time for a male Japanese golfer to be honored there, golf sources said April 22. Aoki will be the second Japanese golfer in history to join the World Golf Hall of Fame since Hisako Higuchi, head of the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan, became the 98th member last May.

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Maruyama becomes 2nd Japanese to win U.S. PGA Tour event

NEW YORK, United States - Shigeki Maruyama (file photo) became the second Japanese golfer to win a U.S. PGA Tour event July 15 with a playoff victory at the Greater Milwaukee Open in Wisconsin. Maruyama birdied the first extra hole to beat Charles Howell III. He shares the distinction with Isao Aoki, winner of the 1983 Hawaiian Open.

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Golf: Chan Kim, season MVP of Japanese tour

Chan Kim of the United States (R) receives the MVP trophy from Isao Aoki, chairman of the Japan Golf Tour Organization, during an awards ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2021. Chan also won the money title for the 2020-2021 season.

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Okamoto to be inducted into Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Ayako Okamoto, the 54-year-old Japanese golfer, expressed excitement on May 23 over her scheduled induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in Augustine, Florida. Okamoto is the third Japanese to join the Hall of Fame following the inductions of Hisako Higuchi in 2003 and Isao Aoki in 2004, and has plans to attend an induction ceremony in Florida on Nov. 14. (Kyodo)

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Miyazato leads JLPGA team to Three Tours victory

ICHIHARA, Japan - Ai Miyazato (C) plays with Isao Aoki (L) and Shingo Katayama (R) during the Three Tours Championship at King Fields Golf Club in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 9. (Kyodo)

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Teen phenomenon Ishikawa named Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's teenage golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa (R) shakes hands with golf master Isao Aoki after being named Rookie of the Year at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 8. Ishikawa etched his name in the history books this season by becoming the youngest player on the Japanese tour to reach 100 million yen in single-year winnings. (Kyodo)

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(2)Aoki home after World Golf Hall of Fame induction

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Isao Aoki (L) is welcomed by Isao Matsui, a board member of the Professional Golfers' Association of Japan, at Narita airport May 11. Aoki became the second Japanese golfer in the hall of fame, following Hisako Higuchi, head of the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Aoki sets record as oldest player to appear on JGTO Tour

Japanese golfer Isao Aoki hits a bunker shot on the 1st hole in the first round of the Chunichi Crowns golf tournament at the Nagoya Golf Course in Togo, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 28, 2016. Although he could only complete nine holes due to a sore right ankle, Aoki became the oldest player to play on the Japanese men's tour, at 73 years, seven months and 28 days. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: JGTO likely to make Aoki next chairman

Undated photo shows Japanese golfer Isao Aoki. The 73-year-old will likely be named the next chairman of the JGTO domestic tour, an informed source said on Feb. 4, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuyama plays British Open practice round

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a practice round, alongside World Golf Hall of Famer Isao Aoki, at the Old Course of St. Andrews in Scotland on July 15, 2015. The British Open will get under way the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trio of celebrities from sports, music to take part in charity golf

Golfer Isao Aoki (L), Sadaharu Oh (C), chairman of the baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and world-renowned trumpeter Terumasa Hino pose in Tokyo on April 9, 2015, after announcing at a press conference their participation in the Legend Charity Pro-Am golf tournament to be held at the Asakura Golf Club in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on May 9 to 10. The trio serves as members of the organizing committee for the tournament, which will also include singer Hiromi Go and other celebrities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Hideki Matsuyama in 2017

File photo taken in June 2017 shows Hideki Matsuyama (L) being congratulated by Isao Aoki after finishing in a tie for second place at the U.S. Open golf championship at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.

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Japanese golfer Aoki in 1981

Japanese golfer Isao Aoki holds the winner's trophy of the Shizuoka Open Golf tournament in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on March 22, 1981. Aoki is one of the highest-positioned Japanese male golfers in the world ranking, having ranked eighth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ishikawa visits disaster-hit Onagawa

ONAGAWA, Japan - Japanese professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa plays snag golf with local elementary school students at an evacuation center in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 6, 2011. Ishikawa visited the evacuation center with nine other golfers including Isao Aoki and Yuta Ikeda and prepared meals for the evacuees. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa visits disaster-hit Onagawa

ONAGAWA, Japan - Japanese professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa teaches local elementary school students how to play snag golf at an evacuation center in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 6, 2011. Ishikawa visited the evacuation center with nine other golfers including Isao Aoki and Yuta Ikeda and prepared meals for the evacuees. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa visits disaster-hit Onagawa

ONAGAWA, Japan - Japanese professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa (R) high-fives with a kid at an evacuation center in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 6, 2011. Ishikawa visited the evacuation center with nine other golfers including Isao Aoki and Yuta Ikeda and prepared meals for the evacuees. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa chats with Aoki in British Open practice round

HOYLAKE, England - Japanese professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa (L) speaks with senior compatriot player Isao Aoki during a practice round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 14, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Golf: New PGA tournament in Japan

(From R) Christian Hardy, vice president of the U.S. PGA Tour, PGA Tour player Hideki Matsuyama, Zozo Inc. President Yusaku Maezawa and Japan Golf Tour Organization Chairman Isao Aoki pose for a photo in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2018. The tour will have a tournament in Japan in October 2019, called the Zozo Championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Matsuyama, Aoki

Hideki Matsuyama (R) shakes hands with Japan Golf Tour Organization Chairman Isao Aoki in June 2017 after finishing second at the U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Japan's Matsuyama finishes 2nd at U.S. Open

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama reacts during an interview after finishing in a tie for second with a total score of 12-under 276 at the U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, on June 18, 2017. Matsuyama equaled World Golf Hall of Famer Isao Aoki's record for the best finish by a Japanese man in one of the four majors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Japan's Matsuyama finishes 2nd at U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama (R) is congratulated by World Golf Hall of Famer Isao Aoki after finishing in a tie for second with a total score of 12-under 276 at the U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, on June 18, 2017. Matsuyama equaled Aoki's record for the best finish by a Japanese man in one of the four majors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Japan's Matsuyama finishes 2nd at U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama (L) is congratulated by World Golf Hall of Famer Isao Aoki after finishing in a tie for second with a total score of 12-under 276 at the U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, on June 18, 2017. Matsuyama equaled Aoki's record for the best finish by a Japanese man in one of the four majors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoki sets record as oldest player to appear on JGTO Tour

Japanese golfer Isao Aoki poses with a trophy after playing in the first round of the Chunichi Crowns golf tournament at the Nagoya Golf Course in Togo, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2017. Aoki became the oldest player to play on the Japanese men's tour, at 74 years, seven months and 27 days, renewing his previous record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoki sets record as oldest player to appear on JGTO Tour

Japanese golfer Isao Aoki tees off on the 10th hole in the first round of the Chunichi Crowns golf tournament at the Nagoya Golf Course in Togo, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2017. Aoki became the oldest player to play on the Japanese men's tour, at 74 years, seven months and 27 days, bettering his previous record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (L), Yuta Ikeda (C) and Isao Aoki, special adviser at the Japan Golf Tour Organization, shake hands during an award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009. Ishikawa, an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner, received the Most Valuable Player award while Ikeda, who was second on the money list, got the Rookie of the Year award. (Kyodo)

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Aoki home after World Golf Hall of Fame induction

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Isao Aoki, who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida, speaks at a news conference on arriving at Narita airport May 11. Aoki became the second Japanese golfer in the hall of fame following Hisako Higuchi, head of the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Aoki to join World Golf Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Aoki (file photo) will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida, marking the first time for a male Japanese golfer to be honored there, golf sources said April 22. Aoki will be the second Japanese golfer in history to join the World Golf Hall of Fame since Hisako Higuchi, head of the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan, became the 98th member last May. (Kyodo)

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Maruyama becomes 2nd Japanese to win U.S. PGA Tour event

NEW YORK, United States - Shigeki Maruyama (file photo) became the second Japanese golfer to win a U.S. PGA Tour event July 15 with a playoff victory at the Greater Milwaukee Open in Wisconsin. Maruyama birdied the first extra hole to beat Charles Howell III. He shares the distinction with Isao Aoki, winner of the 1983 Hawaiian Open.