born 11 December 1943 is a Japanese professional golfer.
Arai also played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s. He played 45 events from 1983 to 1989, including 16 events in 1986. His best finish was a tie for second at the 1985 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. He played on the Champions Tour in 2000, with one top-10 finish at The Instinet Classic.
1 | 9 Aug 1981 | Mizuno Tournament | −12 (69-65-71-69=274) | 2 strokes | Shigeru Uchida |
2 | 23 May 1982 | Pepsi Ube Open | −11 (67-68-70-72=277) | 2 strokes | Motomasa Aoki |
3 | 8 Aug 1982 | Descente Cup Hokkoku Open | −12 (71-67-71-67=276) | 2 strokes | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
4 | 3 Apr 1983 | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | −2 (69-69=138) | Playoff | David Ishii, Teruo Sugihara |
5 | 9 Jul 1983 | Toyamaken Open | −7 (65-70=135) | 1 stroke | Motomasa Aoki |
6 | 24 Jun 1984 | Mizuno Tournament (2) | −9 (70-69-69-71=279) | 1 stroke | Naomichi Ozaki |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–4)
1 | 1982 | Bridgestone Tournament | Hsieh Min-Nan | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1983 | Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament | David Ishii, Teruo Sugihara | Won with par on fourth extra hole Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole |
3 | 1983 | Chunichi Crowns | Chen Tze-ming, David Ishii | Chen won with par on second extra hole |
4 | 1983 | Kanto Open | Saburo Fujiki, Masashi Ozaki | Fujiki won with par on third extra hole Arai eliminated by par on first hole |
5 | 1986 | Daikyo Open | Tateo Ozaki | Lost to par on third extra hole |
The Open Championship | T39 | CUT | CUT |
The Players Championship | CUT |
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