Hiraishi wins career 1st with Hisamitsu-KBC victory

Hiraishi wins career 1st with Hisamitsu-KBC victory

SHIMA, Japan - Takenori Hiraishi, 41, wins the Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Golf Tournament for the first victory in his 18-year career after he birdied the fourth extra hole in a three-man playoff at the Keya Club course in Fukuoka Prefecture on Aug. 26.

Fujita wins Sun Chlorella golf

Fujita wins Sun Chlorella golf

ISHIKARI, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita wins the Sun Chlorella Classic in a playoff Aug. 5 for his second career victory and first in four years on the Japanese tour. Fujita beat veteran Katsuyoshi Tomori on the first extra hole after both players finished the 72-hole tournament at 5-under 283 at the Sapporo Bay Golf Club in Hokkaido.

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

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.

Hiraishi wins career 1st with Hisamitsu-KBC victory

Hiraishi wins career 1st with Hisamitsu-KBC victory

SHIMA, Japan - Takenori Hiraishi, 41, wins the Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta Golf Tournament for the first victory in his 18-year career after he birdied the fourth extra hole in a three-man playoff at the Keya Club course in Fukuoka Prefecture on Aug. 26.

Fujita wins Sun Chlorella golf

Fujita wins Sun Chlorella golf

ISHIKARI, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita wins the Sun Chlorella Classic in a playoff Aug. 5 for his second career victory and first in four years on the Japanese tour. Fujita beat veteran Katsuyoshi Tomori on the first extra hole after both players finished the 72-hole tournament at 5-under 283 at the Sapporo Bay Golf Club in Hokkaido.

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

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.