is a Japanese professional golfer.

Career In 1955, Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. In 1981, he turned professional.

Kuramoto won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking sixth on the career list. He ranks 13th on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥.

Kuramoto was medalist at the 1992 PGA Tour qualifying school and had full playing rights on the tour in 1993. He played 65 times on the PGA Tour from 1978 to 1997. His best finish was tied for fourth place at the 1982 Open Championship, which was also his best finish in a major championship.

In 2005, Kuramoto turned 50 and was eligible to play on the Champions Tour. He qualified at the 2005 Champions Tour qualifying school. He made his first start at the Turtle Bay Championship in January 2006. His best finish on the Champions Tour was a fourth-place finish in the 2006 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. He also won two European Senior Tour events in 2010 and 2012.

Amateur wins 1975 Japan Amateur Championship 1977 Japan Amateur Championship 1980 Japan Amateur Championship

Professional wins (47) Japan Golf Tour wins (30) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 Sep 1980Chushikoku Open(as an amateur)−7 (69-70-68-74=281)4 strokes Kenji Sogame216 Aug 1981Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers−8 (65-72-72-71=280)5 strokes Saburo Fujiki, Keiichi Hoshino35 Sep 1981Chushikoku Open (2)−3 (70-76-67=213)5 strokes Hideto Shigenobu420 Sep 1981ANA Sapporo Open−6 (67-73-69-73=282)3 strokes Kikuo Arai511 Oct 1981Tokai Classic−7 (68-71-70=209)*Playoff Fujio Kobayashi, Tōru Nakamura, Hideto Shigenobu625 Jul 1982Japan PGA Championship−14 (67-69-69-69=274)4 strokes Hsieh Min-Nan74 Sep 1982Chushikoku Open (3)−10 (67-70-73-68=278)4 strokes Norio Mikami83 Sep 1983Chushikoku Open (4)−16 (70-66-70-66=272)5 strokes Hideto Shigenobu99 Oct 1983Tokai Classic (2)−12 (64-69-72-71=276)2 strokes Naomichi Ozaki102 Sep 1984Chushikoku Open (5) +5 (68-73-72-76=289)Playoff Hideto Shigenobu1121 Oct 1984Bridgestone Tournament−9 (67-74-67-71=279)Playoff Chen Tze-chung, Yoshihisa Iwashita, Sam Torrance1229 Sep 1985Gene Sarazen Jun Classic−7 (66-72-71=209)*Shared title with Kazushige Kono and Payne Stewart1327 Oct 1985Bridgestone Open (2)−15 (71-67-68-67=273)1 stroke Isao Aoki1421 Sep 1986ANA Open (2)−7 (73-72-66-70=281)2 strokes Isao Aoki155 Oct 1986Tokai Classic (3)−17 (68-69-65-69=271)9 strokes Shinsaku Maeda1623 Aug 1987Maruman Open−24 (64-62-67-71=264)4 strokes Masashi Ozaki176 Sep 1987Chushikoku Open (6)−8 (71-70-70-69=280)5 strokes Tadami Ueno185 Jun 1988Sendai Classic−9 (67-67-70=204)*2 strokes Futoshi Irino1919 Jun 1988Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open−11 (68-66-74-69=277)4 strokes Ian Baker-Finch, Tsukasa Watanabe, Yoshikazu Yokoshima203 Jul 1988Kansai Pro Championship−12 (71-69-68-68=276)1 stroke Yurio Akitomi, Norio Mikami2128 Aug 1988KBC Augusta−12 (67-71-65-73=276)2 strokes Hajime Meshiai, Masashi Ozaki, Nobumitsu Yuhara224 Sep 1988Chushikoku Open (7)−22 (67-63-65-71=266)13 strokes Tadami Ueno2325 Mar 1990Seto Uthumi Open +7 (75-67-78-75=295)1 stroke Ryoken Kawagishi, Noboru Sugai2410 Nov 1991Acom International32 pts (7-7-18=32)*10 points Brent Franklin, Tōru Nakamura, Yoshi Mizumaki2517 May 1992Japan PGA Championship (2)−7 (68-71-71-71=281)Playoff Tsuneyuki Nakajima2625 Oct 1992Bridgestone Open (3)−17 (68-67-70-66=271)Playoff Tetsu Nishikawa2713 Dec 1992Daikyo Open−13 (66-73-67-65=271)4 strokes David Ishii285 Jun 1994JCB Classic Sendai (2)−13 (71-65-67-68=271)2 strokes Roger Mackay, Toshiaki Sudo2910 Sep 1995Suntory Open−15 (67-64-71-71=273)3 strokes Takaaki Fukuzawa, Satoshi Higashi, Nobuo Serizawa3028 Sep 2003Acom International (2)−13 (59-69-70-73=271)Playoff Katsumasa Miyamoto, Masashi Ozaki *Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (6–4) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11981Tokai Classic Fujio Kobayashi, Tōru Nakamura, Hideto ShigenobuWon with par on first extra hole21983Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Masashi OzakiLost to par on first extra hole31984Chushikoku Open Hideto Shigenobu41984Bridgestone Tournament Chen Tze-chung, Yoshihisa Iwashita, Sam TorranceWon with eagle on first extra hole51985Bridgestone Aso Open Hsieh Min-Nan61991Sapporo Tokyu Open Rick Gibson, Shinsaku MaedaGibson won with birdie on first extra hole71992Japan PGA Championship Tsuneyuki NakajimaWon with par on second extra hole81992Nikkei Cup Kiyoshi MurotaLost to birdie on first extra hole91992Bridgestone Open Tetsu NishikawaWon with birdie on second extra hole102003Acom International Katsumasa Miyamoto, Masashi OzakiWon with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (5) 1981 Wakayama Open, Hyogo Open 1983 House Foods Kyosen Invitation 1985 KSB Setonaikai Open 2014 Legend Charity Pro-Am

European Senior Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 Nov 2010(2011 season)Handa Cup Senior Masters1−17 (69-71-66-65=271)4 strokes Satoshi Higashi, Frankie Miñoza, Kiyoshi Murota224 Jun 2012Van Lanschot Senior OpenE (75-72-69=216)2 strokes Andrew Oldcorn 1Co-sanctioned by the Japan PGA Senior Tour

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (10) 2007 Big Raisac Senior Open 2010 Japan Senior Open, Handa Cup Senior Masters 2014 Japan Senior Open, Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament 2015 Kyoshinkai Hiroshima Senior Championship 2016 Uniden Grand Senior Championship, Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Tournament 2018 Uniden Grand Senior Championship 2019 Starts Senior Golf Tournament

Results in major championships Tournament197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995U.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTT4T45CUTT30CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT42CUTCUT Note: Kuramoto never played in the Masters Tournament.

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship) "T" = tied

Team appearances This list may be incomplete.

Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1976

Professional Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1985, 1992 Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1988, 1990 Royal Trophy (Asian team): 2006 (non-playing captain)

See also 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins Lowest rounds of golf

External links

Masahiro Kuramoto at the PGA of Japan official website