Shota Akiyoshi

Japanese professional golfer

Shota Akiyoshi

Personal information
Born|  (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990 (age 34)
Kumamoto, Japan
Height| 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight| 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality|  Japan
Career
Status| Professional
Current tour(s)| Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins| 6
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour| 2
Other| 4
Best results in major championships

Masters Tournament| DNP
PGA Championship| DNP
U.S. Open| CUT: 2018
The Open Championship| CUT: 2018

Shota Akiyoshi (秋吉 翔太, Akiyoshi Shōta, born 22 July 1990) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour.[1][2]

Akiyoshi won twice on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour, the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open and the Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open. His win in the Mizuno Open gave an entry to the 2018 Open Championship. He also qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying in Japan. He missed the cut in both his major starts.

Akiyoshi also has three wins on the Japan Challenge Tour.

## Professional wins (6)

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### Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 27 May 2018 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | −1 (72-71-74-70=287)  | 1 stroke  |  Michael Hendry,  Masahiro Kawamura,
Masanori Kobayashi
2  | 24 Jun 2018  | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | −20 (67-71-66-64=268)  | 1 stroke  |  Narutoshi Yamaoka

### Japan Challenge Tour wins (3)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 10 Jul 2014 | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament  | −19 (64-66-64=194)  | 2 strokes  |  Ryuko Tokimatsu
2  | 18 Sep 2015 | Seven Dreamers Challenge  | −4 (68)  | Playoff  |  Akira Endo,  Tomokazu Yoshinaga
3  | 10 Oct 2015  | Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament  | −5 (69-68=137)  | 1 stroke  |  Yasunobu Fukunaga

### Other wins (1)

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* 2020 Kyusyu Open

## Results in major championships

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Tournament  | 2018

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Masters Tournament |
U.S. Open | CUT
The Open Championship | CUT
PGA Championship |

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

## References

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1. ^ "Shota Akiyoshi". PGA Tour. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
2. ^ "Shota Akiyoshi". The Open. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

## External links

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* Shota Akiyoshi at the Japan Golf Tour official site
* Shota Akiyoshi at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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