is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour.
Early life and amateur career In 1981, Iwata was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He started playing golf at the age of 14, by his father's influence, who ran a local golf range and was a professional golfer on the Japan Senior Tour. Iwata played college golf at Tohoku Fukushi University.
Professional career In 2004, Iwata turned professional and has played on the Japan Golf Tour since then. His first win came at the 2014 Fujisankei Classic. He also won the 2015 Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup.
In the second round of the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, Iwata shot a 63, which matched the then lowest round in a major championship. Iwata played on the 2016 PGA Tour, having qualified through the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals, finishing 24th in the priority ranking.
Professional wins (9) Japan Golf Tour wins (9) Legend Japan majors (2) Other Japan Golf Tour (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up17 Sep 2014Fujisankei Classic−10 (69-69-70-66=274)1 stroke Hur In-hoi25 Jul 2015Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup−16 (70-69-67-66=272)1 stroke Shugo Imahira32 May 2021The Crowns−12 (67-68-63=198)3 strokes Katsumasa Miyamoto421 Aug 2022Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup (2)−19 (68-68-66-67=269)2 strokes Tomoharu Otsuki530 Apr 2023The Crowns (2)−15 (67-67-66-65=265)3 strokes Rikuya Hoshino69 Jun 2024BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup−13 (71-65-67-68=271)Playoff Ryo Ishikawa724 Nov 2024Casio World Open−14 (66-67-73-68=274)1 stroke Taisei Shimizu87 Jun 2026BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup (2)−8 (66-70-69-69=274)Playoff Naoyuki Kataoka, Kho Taichi94 Oct 2026Drugstore Cosmos Cup−13 (66-65-64-72=267)1 stroke Yuto Katsumata
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12008Fujisankei Classic Toyokazu FujishimaLost to par on first extra hole22014Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Hideki MatsuyamaLost to par on first extra hole32024BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Ryo IshikawaWon with par on first extra hole42026BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Naoyuki Kataoka, Kho TaichiWon with birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2008 2009Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT21 Tournament20192020202120222023Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipNTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order before 2015. Tournament 2014 2015 ChampionshipMatch PlayInvitationalChampionsT3T64
"T" = tied
See also 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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