Tateo Ozaki

Tateo Ozaki
尾崎 健夫
Personal information
NicknameJet
Born (1954-01-09) 9 January 1954 (age 70)
Kaiyō, Tokushima, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins21
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour15
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT52: 1989

Tateo "Jet" Ozaki (尾崎 健夫, Ozaki Tateo, born 9 January 1954) is a Japanese golfer.

Ozaki was born in Kaiyō, Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977. He won 15 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 13th on the career victories list.

He is the brother of Masashi "Jumbo" and Naomichi "Joe", two prominent golfers on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional wins (21)

Japan Golf Tour wins (15)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 8 Apr 1984 Hakuryuko Pocari Sweat Open −7 (68-75-65-69=277) 2 strokes Japan Kikuo Arai
2 6 May 1984 Fujisankei Classic −4 (69-68-72-71=280) Playoff Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
3 30 Jun 1985 Mizuno Open −11 (71-69-65=205)* Shared title with Japan Katsunari Takahashi
4 11 Aug 1985 Japan PGA Championship −4 (72-71-72-73=288) Playoff Japan Seiichi Kanai
5 15 Sep 1985 Suntory Open −13 (67-71-70-67=275) Playoff United States Larry Nelson
6 3 Nov 1985 ABC Japan-U.S. Match −12 (66-73-69-68=276) Shared title with United States Corey Pavin
7 8 Dec 1985 Golf Nippon Series −11 (72-69-67-71=279) 2 strokes Japan Masahiro Kuramoto
8 26 Oct 1986 Bridgestone Open −12 (71-67-68-70=276) 2 strokes Japan Naomichi Ozaki
9 14 Dec 1986 Daikyo Open −7 (69-69-69-70=277) Playoff Japan Kikuo Arai
10 24 Jul 1988 Japan PGA Championship (2) −20 (69-69-66-64=268) 1 stroke Japan Masashi Ozaki
11 11 Sep 1988 Suntory Open (2) −14 (67-71-68-68=274) 3 strokes Japan Tadami Ueno
12 28 May 1989 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament −4 (72-67-74-71=284) 2 strokes Japan Masanobu Kimura
13 24 Sep 1989 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic −9 (73-70-70-66=279) Playoff Japan Naomichi Ozaki
14 28 Mar 1993 TaylorMade KSB Open −12 (68-67-70-71=276) 1 stroke Australia Roger Mackay
15 7 May 2000 Fujisankei Classic (2) −6 (70-69-69-70=278) 1 stroke Japan Nobuhito Sato, Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting

*Note: The 1985 Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1983 Hiroshima Open Japan Katsunari Takahashi Lost to par on third extra hole
2 1984 Fujisankei Classic Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan Won with par on first extra hole
3 1985 Japan PGA Championship Japan Seiichi Kanai Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1985 Suntory Open United States Larry Nelson Won with par on second extra hole
5 1986 Daikyo Open Japan Kikuo Arai Won with par on third extra hole
6 1989 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Japan Naomichi Ozaki Won with par on second extra hole
7 1991 Maruman Open Japan Tetsu Nishikawa Lost to birdie on third extra hole
8 1998 Bridgestone Open Japan Nobuhito Sato Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Open Championship CUT T66 T52

Note: Ozaki only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

See also


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