Yoshinori Fujimoto (born 25 October 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career As an amateur, Fujimoto won the individual silver medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade and led the Japan team to the gold medal.
Fujimoto turned professional in 2012 and joined the Japan Golf Tour. He won his first title in June 2012 at the Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills, which qualified him for the 2012 Open Championship. Yoshinori was also named the 2012 Rookie of the Year. He won again the next season at the 2013 Toshin Golf Tournament.
Fujimoto was sponsored by ISPS for several years, but is now sponsored by Honma Golf.
In January 2019, Fujimoto qualified for the 2019 Open Championship with a runner-up finish at the SMBC Singapore Open. It was his second career appearance at the Open.
Professional wins (3) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) Legend Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up13 Jun 2012Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills−13 (68-68-67-68=271)2 strokes Masamichi Uehira213 Oct 2013Toshin Golf Tournament−24 (63-64-70-67=264)4 strokes Koumei Oda317 May 2026Kansai Open Golf Championship−9 (69-68-69-65=271)3 strokes Takanori Kinoshi, Yujiro Ohori
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Japan PGA Championship Toru TaniguchiLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT54PGA Championship Tournament2019Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2012Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalT60Champions
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2012 (winners)
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