Masahiro Kuramoto

Background

Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Education

Nihon University.

Career

He turned professional in 1981. He ranks seventh on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥. Kuramoto was medalist at the 1992 Professional Golf Association Tour qualifying school and played full-time on the Tour in 1993.

He played 65 times on the Professional Golf Association Tour from 1978 to 1997.

His best finish was a T-4 at the 1982 British Open (also his best finish in a major championship). In 2005, he was medalist at the Champions Tour qualifying school, and he began play on that tour in 2006.

His best finish is a fourth-place finish in the 2006 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. 1975 Japan Amateur Championship Japan Golf Tour wins (30) Other wins European Seniors Tour wins (2) Japan Professional Golf Association Senior Tour wins (5).

Achievements

• 1975 Japan Amateur Championship 1977 Japan Amateur Championship 1980 Japan Amateur Championship 1980 (1) Chushikoku Open (as an amateur) 1981 (4) ANA Sapporo Open, Tokai Classic, Chushikoku Open, Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers 1982 (2) Japan Professional Golf Association Championship, Chushikoku Open 1983 (2) Chushikoku Open, Tokai Classic 1984 (2) Bridgestone Open, Chushikoku Open 1985 (2) June Classic (tie with Kazushige Kono and Payne Stewart), Bridgestone Open 1986 (2) ANA Open, Tokai Classic 1987 (2) Maruman Open, Chushikoku Open 1988 (5) Sendai Classic, Yomiuri Open, Kansai Pro Championship, Kirkwall Baptist Church Augusta, Chushikoku Open 1990 (1) Seto Uthumi Open 1991 (1) Acom International 1992 (3) Japan Professional Golf Association Championship, Bridgestone Open, Daikyo Open 1994 (1) JCB Classic Sendai 1995 (1) Suntory Open 2003 (1) Acom International 1981 Wakayama Open, Hyogo-ken Open 2007 Big Raisac Senior Open 2010 Japan Senior Open, Handa Cup Senior Masters 2014 Japan Senior Open 2015 Kyoshinkai Hiroshima Senior Championship.