Tommy Nakajima
Name:
Tsuneyuki "Tommy" NakajimaCountry:
JapanBorn:
Oct 20, 1954 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1975Japan Amateur champion (1973). Total professional wins (55), including Japan Tour (48) and Japan Snr Tour (5). Japan Tour leading money winner (1982, '83, '85, '86).
After winning the Japan Amateur Championship in 1973, Nakajima went on to become one of the most successful Japanese golfers of all time. With 48 wins, he is the third most prolific winner on the Japan Tour, behind his contemporaries Jumbo Ozaki (94 wins) and Isao Aoki (51 wins).
In 1978, while in contention at the Open Championship at St Andrews, Nakajima putted into the infamous Road Hole bunker at the par-4 17th. He then took four shots to get out of the bunker, which for sometime afterwards became known as the "the Sands of Nakajima."
Japan
Mitsui Sumitomo
Played as the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (Nov 9-12; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Toru Taniguchi (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind 52-year-old Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn), who recorded the last of his 48 Japan Tour wins. [Gotemba course, Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Jpn].
Japan
Mitsui Sumitomo
Played as the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (Nov 14-17; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Hidemichi Tanaka (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind 48-year-old Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Gotemba course, Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Jpn].
Japan
x
Played as the inaugural Tsuruya Open (April 14-17; Japan Tour event). Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) beat Tsutomu Higa (Jpn) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Yamanohara course, Yamanohara GC, Hyogo, Jpn; at the time known as Sports Shinko CC].
Japan
Pepsi
Played as the Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (May 19-22). Second-placed Tsukasa Watanabe (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn), who won this title for the second time in three years. [Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].
Japan
Hitachi
Played as the Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup (Dec 2-5; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, nr Tokyo, Japan].
Japan
Pepsi
Played as the Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (May 21-24). Second-placed Hirofumi Miyase (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Ube 72 CC, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 10-13; Japanese major ch'ship). Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) beat Noburo Sugai (Jpn) in a playoff, to win the last of his four Japan Open titles. [Shimonoseki GC, Shiminoseki, Yamaguchi, Jpn].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 4-7; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [New course, Otaru CC, Otaru, Hokkaido, Jpn].
Awards
Japan Tr
Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) won his fourth (and second straight) Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 1986 season earnings of Yn90,202,066. Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) was second with Yn80,356,632; Isao Aoki (Jpn) was third with Yn78,341,666. Note: the Japan Tour Money List includes earnings from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 9-12; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Isao Aoki (Jpn) and Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [West course, Totsuka CC, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Jpn].
Japan
Nissan
Played as the Nissan Cup World Championship (individual title) (Nov 6-9; best individual score during this event for teams representing the world's four leading men's PGA tours: USA, Britain, Japan, Australasia). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 2 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, Tokyo, Japan].
Awards
Japan Tr
Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) won his third Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 1985 season earnings of Yn101,609,333. Masahiro Kuramoto (Jpn) was second with Yn58,767,582; Tatao "Jet" Ozaki (Jpn) was third with Yn42,782,235. Note: the Japan Tour Money List includes earnings from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).
Awards
Japan Tr
Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) recorded the season's lowest scoring average on the Japan Tour. Masahiro Kuramoto (Jpn) was second with 71.17; Isao Aoki (Jpn) was third with 71.26.
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 10-13; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Hiroshi Makino (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [West course, Higashi Nagoya CC, Toyota, Aichi, Jpn].
Japan
x
Played as the Taiheiyo Masters (Nov 14-17; Japan Tr event). Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) beat David Graham (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Gotemba course, Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Jpn].
Japan
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (Nov 21-24; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Seve Ballesteros (Esp) and Chen Tze-chung (Taiw) finished 3 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Phoenix CC, Miyazaki, Japan].
Japan
PGA of Japan
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Aug 2-5; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Seiichi Kanai (Jpn), Toru Nakamura (Jpn) and Shinsaku Maeda (Jpn) finished shots 2 behind defending champion Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Mios Kikugawa CC, Onuki, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Jpn].
Japan
PGA of Japan
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (July 28-31; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Isao Aoki (Jpn) and Yutaka Ukawa/Hanekawa (?)(Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Shiun GC, Shibata, Niiagata, Jpn].
Awards
Japan Tr
Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) won his second straight Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 1983 season earnings of Yn85,514,183 from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).
Japan
Goldwin
Played as the Goldwin Cup Japan vs USA Match (Nov 10-13; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Rokko course, Taiheiyo Club, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
x
Played as the Golf Nippon Series (Dec 1-5; Japanese major ch'ship and season-ending event). Won by Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn). [Co-hosted by Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo and Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, nr Tokyo].
Awards
Japan Tr
Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) won the Japan Golf Tour 1982 Money List, with earnings of Yn68,220,640 from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).
Japan
PGA of Japan
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Sept 22-25; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Teruo Sugihara (Jpn) and Yoshitaka Yamamoto (Jpn) finished shots behind 22-year-old Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn), who recorded his first win in a Japanese major championship. [West course, Nihon Line GC, Kani, Gifu, Jpn].
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