is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Japan Golf Tour.
Career While playing on the Japan Golf Tour, Kodaira has had eight victories, including two Japan Golf Tour majors, the 2013 Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills and the 2015 Japan Open. He has also won once on the Japan Challenge Tour in 2012.
In April 2018, Kodaira won the RBC Heritage, for his first victory on the PGA Tour, in just his 15th start. Players ranked in the world top 50 are automatically invited to that tournament, and Kodaira had been in the top 50 for most of the year. He came from six strokes behind in the final round and posted a five-under 66 to sit in the clubhouse at −12, well before the leading groups finished. Kim Si-woo, who had the lead, faltered on the remaining holes and fell back into a playoff with Kodaira. Both players parred the first two extra holes, before Kodaira holed a 25-foot putt for birdie to win on the third extra hole. The win lifted Kodaira to a career high 27th in the world rankings.
Professional wins (11) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 Apr 2018RBC Heritage−12 (73-63-70-66=272)Playoff Kim Si-woo
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018RBC Heritage Kim Si-wooWon with birdie on third extra hole
Japan Golf Tour wins (8) Legend Flagship events (1) Japan majors (3) Other Japan Golf Tour (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up123 Jun 2013Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills−14 (70-64-70-70=274)1 stroke Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Hur Suk-ho23 Aug 2014Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open−16 (72-68-64-68=272)2 strokes Yuki Inamori, Hiroshi Iwata, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Ryutaro Nagano, Kazuhiro Yamashita318 Oct 2015Japan Open Golf Championship−13 (71-62-70-72=275)1 stroke Yuta Ikeda423 Oct 2016Bridgestone Open−14 (75-66-62-67=270)1 stroke Lee Kyoung-hoon51 Oct 2017Top Cup Tokai Classic−14 (67-68-70-69=274)1 stroke Ryuko Tokimatsu612 Nov 2017Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters−18 (63-72-70-65=270)3 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato72 Dec 2018Golf Nippon Series JT Cup−8 (66-74-68-64=272)Playoff Hwang Jung-gon, Ryo Ishikawa824 Aug 2025ISPS Handa Summer Golf Battle−24 (67-64-70-63=264)1 stroke Ryuichi Oiwa
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12017Fujisankei Classic Seungsu Han, Ryu Hyun-wooRyu won with par on first extra hole22018Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Hwang Jung-gon, Ryo IshikawaWon with birdie on first extra hole
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up120 Aug 2010Hatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge Tournament(as an amateur)−13 (64-67=131)2 strokes Motoharu Mukai, Norihiko Nakata221 Sep 2012PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso−13 (64-67=131)1 stroke Hisashi Sawada
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Masters TournamentT28U.S. OpenT46CUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT35PGA ChampionshipT48T59 Tournament2019202020212022Masters Tournament61PGA ChampionshipCUTU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20182019The Players ChampionshipCUTCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order before 2015. Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Championship54T51Match PlayT59T24InvitationalT65T47T63Champions71T37
"T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2010
Professional World Cup (representing Japan): 2018 Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018
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