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(born 18 May 1956) is a professional .


Career
In 1956, Ozaki was born in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005. He ranks fourth on the list of most Japan Golf Tour wins. He topped the money list in 1991 and 1999. He is fifth on the career money list (through 2014).

Ozaki played 185 times on the from 1984 to 2001, primarily from 1993 to 2001. His best finish was a T-2 at the 1997 . His best finish in a major championship was a T-25 at the 1993 U.S. Open.

In 2005, he came in third at the Qualifying Tournament, and he began play on that tour after turning 50 in May 2006. His best finishes are a playoff loss at the 2007 and a T-2 in the 2010 Regions Charity Classic.

Ozaki played on the International Team in the 1998 Presidents Cup.


Personal life
Ozaki's older brother, Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, topped the Japan Golf Tour money list twelve times, and another brother, Tateo "Jet" Ozaki, is also a professional golfer.


Professional wins (38)

Japan Golf Tour wins (32)
Flagship events (2)
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (30)
118 Mar 1984−2 (71-70-75-70=286)5 strokes, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
210 Jun 1984Sapporo Tokyu Open−8 (71-69-68-72=280)2 strokes
326 Aug 1984−13 (71-64-70-70=275)1 stroke, Tsuneyuki Nakajima
418 Aug 1985−14 (66-68-68-68=274)4 strokesYoshihisa Iwashita
524 May 1986Pepsi Ube Open−12 (71-69-68-68=276)1 stroke
65 Jul 1987Kanto Pro Championship−4 (68-72-72=212)*1 stroke
712 Jun 1988Sapporo Tokyu Open (2)−9 (70-74-64-71=279)3 strokes
831 Jul 1988NST Niigata Open−11 (70-66-69-72=277)3 strokes
918 Sep 1988−10 (63-69-73-73=278)PlayoffBrian Jones
104 Dec 1988Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup−13 (69-70-68-68=275)5 strokes
1126 Mar 1989−6 (68-74-69-71=282)2 strokesKinpachi Yoshimura
1213 May 1990Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup6 and 5Brian Jones
1323 Sep 1990Gene Sarazen Jun Classic−11 (68-66-69-70=273)1 stroke
142 Dec 1990Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup (2)−13 (71-69-64-71=275)PlayoffTsuneyuki Nakajima
1528 Jul 1991 (2)−7 (67-66-70=203)*Playoff
1615 Sep 1991−12 (67-69-72-68=276)2 strokes
171 Dec 1991Casio World Open−18 (71-67-64-68=270)2 strokes
188 Dec 1991Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup (3)−20 (71-65-66-66=268)8 strokesTsuneyuki Nakajima,
1915 Mar 1992−8 (71-68-71-70=280)3 strokes
2013 Sep 1992 (2)−9 (67-72-67-73=279)2 strokes, ,
Yoshikazu Yokoshima,
211 Nov 1992−9 (68-68-71-72=279)1 stroke
2214 Aug 1994Acom International41 pts (14-2-12-13=41)6 pointsMasayuki Kawamura
2327 Oct 1996Philip Morris Championship−10 (71-70-67-70=278)4 strokes, ,
246 Jul 1997PGA Philanthropy Tournament−17 (66-64-68-69=267)9 strokes, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
2513 Jul 1997Yonex Open Hiroshima−12 (69-71-68-68=276)2 strokes
2618 Apr 1999−15 (65-70-66-72=273)2 strokes
2716 May 1999Japan PGA Championship−5 (70-71-73-69=283)2 strokes
283 Oct 1999Japan Open Golf Championship+10 (68-76-76-78=298)2 strokesKazuhiko Hosokawa,
2915 Oct 2000Japan Open Golf Championship (2)−3 (67-72-70-72=281)1 stroke
3026 Oct 2003−21 (66-69-67-65=267)PlayoffPaul Sheehan
3124 Apr 2005 (2)−13 (67-69-67-68=271)3 strokes, Paul Sheehan
321 May 2005−11 (68-67-67-67=269)Playoff
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3)

11988Mitsubishi Galant TournamentBrian JonesLost to birdie on first extra hole
21988Brian JonesWon with par on third extra hole
31989Gene Sarazen Jun ClassicLost to par on second extra hole
41990Golf Nippon SeriesTsuneyuki NakajimaWon with birdie on third extra hole
51991Won with par on first extra hole
62002Sun Chlorella ClassicBrendan Jones, Christian PeñaPeña won with birdie on first extra hole
72003Paul SheehanWon with birdie on second extra hole
82005Won with par on second extra hole


Other wins (3)
  • 1987 Masaaki Hirao Pro-Am
  • 1989 Daiichi Fudosan Cup,


Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3)
  • 2012 Starts Senior Tournament, Komatsu Country Club
  • 2014 Japan PGA Senior Championship


Playoff record
Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)
12007R. W. Eaks, ,
, ,
,
Watson won with eagle on second extra hole
Eger, Ozaki, Morgan and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole


Results in major championships
Masters Tournament T33 CUTT45 CUT
U.S. Open T25
The Open ChampionshipT62CUT T46T39 CUTCUT WDT38T45CUTCUT
CUTCUT T28T44 T31CUTCUTT44T70CUTCUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied


Results in The Players Championship
The Players ChampionshipT6T45T8CUTT65T18T10T27T26

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place


Results in World Golf Championships
R64R32R32
T40T35NT1
41
1Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament


Team appearances
This list may be incomplete.
  • Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1985, 1986 (winners), 1989, 1990
  • World Cup (representing Japan): 1985
  • (representing Japan): 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996
  • (International team): 1998 (winners)
  • (Asian team): 2007 (non-playing captain), 2009 (non-playing captain, winners), 2010 (non-playing captain), 2011 (non-playing captain), 2012 (winners, non-playing captain)


See also
  • List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins


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