Background
Imada was born in Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Ryuji Imada
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Career
He came to the United States when he was 14 to attend a Tampa golf academy for Asian players. His instructor was (and still is) Richard Abele, who became his legal guardian. Imada turned professional in 1999.
From 2000 to 2004 he played on the second tier Nationwide Tour, winning the 2000 BUY.COM Virginia Beach Open and the 2004 Bayerische Motoren Werke Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs.
He was the medalist, with a score of 64, and advanced to sectional qualifying. His third-place finish on the 2004 money list earned him promotion to the Professional Golf Association Tour.
In Imada"s first season at the elite level, he had a best placing of fifth and earned enough money to retain his tour card for 2006. In the 2006 United States. Open, he fired closing rounds of 69-71 to finish in a tie for 12th.
His 69 in round three was one of only six under par rounds during a brutal weekend at Winged Foot.
In 2007, Imada had his best finish on the Professional Golf Association Tour, finishing in 2nd place at the American Telephone & Telegraph Company Classic, winning $583,200. In 2008, Imada again finished in 2nd place at the Buick Invitational, moving him into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. this list may be incomplete Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) Nationwide Tour wins (2) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. World Cup (representing Japan): 2008, 2009.
