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Shigeru Uchida

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Shigeru Uchida
Personal information
Born (1937-08-29) 29 August 1937 (age 87)
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins40
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour5
Other35

Shigeru Uchida (born 29 August 1937) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Uchida played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times. He also won many other tournaments in Japan and enjoyed a successful senior career, during which he won the Japan PGA Senior Championship on two occasions.

Professional wins (40)

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 18 Sep 1977 Sanpo Classic −7 (70-72-70-69=281) 4 strokes Japan Tōru Nakamura
2 3 Aug 1980 JPGA East-West Tournament −5 (69-66=135) Playoff Japan Kazuo Yoshikawa
3 6 Sep 1981 Chubu Open −2 (71-72-65-70=278) 5 strokes Japan Hisashi Suzumura
4 10 Jul 1982 Toyamaken Open −8 (69-67=136) Playoff Japan Masaru Amono
5 5 Sep 1982 Chubu Open (2) −6 (69-68-75-70=282) 6 strokes Japan Masahiko Yamamoto

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1976 Tokai Classic Japan Isao Aoki, Japan Teruo Sugihara Aoki won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1980 JPGA East-West Tournament Japan Kazuo Yoshikawa
2 1982 Toyamaken Open Japan Masaru Amono

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 22 Apr 1973 Sobu International Open −9 (70-66-69-74=279) Playoff Japan Masashi Ozaki

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1973 Sobu International Open Japan Masashi Ozaki Won with eagle on third extra hole

Other wins (14)

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Senior wins (20)

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  • 1987 Kansai Professional Senior Championship, Dai-ichi Life Cup, Phoenix Cup
  • 1988 Kansai Professional Senior Championship
  • 1988 Hazama Classic
  • 1989 Yanase Cup, Hazama Classic
  • 1990 Yanase Cup, Hazama Classic, Imperial Wing Gold Cup
  • 1991 Yanase Cup, Dai-ichi Life Cup
  • 1992 Crane Cup Kansai Professional Senior Championship, Maruman Senior Tournament
  • 1993 Japan PGA Senior Championship
  • 1994 Japan PGA Senior Championship
  • 1997 Japan PGA Grand Senior Championship
  • 1998 Kansai Pro Grand Senior Championship
  • 1999 Japan Grand Senior Golf Tournament
  • 2007 Kansai Pro Golf Gold Senior Championship

Team appearances

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