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Satoshi Kodaira
Satoshi Kodaira (小平 智, Kodaira Satoshi; born 11 September 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Japan Golf Tour.
| Satoshi Kodaira |
|---|
| (1989-09-11) 11 September 1989Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Japan |
| 2010 |
| Japan Golf Tour |
| PGA TourJapan Challenge Tour |
| 11 |
| 27 (15 April 2018) |
| 1 |
| 8 |
| 2 |
| T28: 2018 |
| T48: 2017 |
| T46: 2017 |
| T35: 2018 |
Satoshi Kodaira (小平 智, Kodaira Satoshi; born 11 September 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Japan Golf Tour.
While playing on the Japan Golf Tour, Kodaira has had eight victories, including two Japan Golf Tour majors, the 2013 Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills and the 2015 Japan Open. He has also won once on the Japan Challenge Tour in 2012.
In April 2018, Kodaira won the RBC Heritage, for his first victory on the PGA Tour, in just his 15th start. Players ranked in the world top 50 are automatically invited to that tournament, and Kodaira had been in the top 50 for most of the year. He came from six strokes behind in the final round and posted a five-under 66 to sit in the clubhouse at −12, well before the leading groups finished. Kim Si-woo, who had the lead, faltered on the remaining holes and fell back into a playoff with Kodaira. Both players parred the first two extra holes, before Kodaira holed a 25-foot putt for birdie to win on the third extra hole. The win lifted Kodaira to a career high 27th in the world rankings.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin ofvictory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Apr 2018 | RBC Heritage | −12 (73-63-70-66=272) | Playoff | Kim Si-woo |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | RBC Heritage | Kim Si-woo | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Japan majors (3) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin ofvictory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Jun 2013 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills | −14 (70-64-70-70=274) | 1 stroke | Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Hur Suk-ho |
| 2 | 3 Aug 2014 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | −16 (72-68-64-68=272) | 2 strokes | Yuki Inamori, Hiroshi Iwata, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Ryutaro Nagano, Kazuhiro Yamashita |
| 3 | 18 Oct 2015 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −13 (71-62-70-72=275) | 1 stroke | Yuta Ikeda |
| 4 | 23 Oct 2016 | Bridgestone Open | −14 (75-66-62-67=270) | 1 stroke | Lee Kyoung-hoon |
| 5 | 1 Oct 2017 | Top Cup Tokai Classic | −14 (67-68-70-69=274) | 1 stroke | Ryuko Tokimatsu |
| 6 | 12 Nov 2017 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −18 (63-72-70-65=270) | 3 strokes | Yūsaku Miyazato |
| 7 | 2 Dec 2018 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −8 (66-74-68-64=272) | Playoff | Hwang Jung-gon, Ryo Ishikawa |
| 8 | 24 Aug 2025 | ISPS Handa Summer Golf Battle | −24 (67-64-70-63=264) | 1 stroke | Ryuichi Oiwa |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | Fujisankei Classic | Seungsu Han, Ryu Hyun-woo | Ryu won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Hwang Jung-gon, Ryo Ishikawa | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin ofvictory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 2010 | Hatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge Tournament(as an amateur) | −13 (64-67=131) | 2 strokes | Motoharu Mukai, Norihiko Nakata |
| 2 | 21 Sep 2012 | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso | −13 (64-67=131) | 1 stroke | Hisashi Sawada |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T28 | |||||
| U.S. Open | T46 | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T35 | |||
| PGA Championship | T48 | T59 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 61 | |||
| PGA Championship | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 54 | T51 | |||||
| Match Play | T59 | T24 | |||||
| Invitational | T65 | T47 | T63 | ||||
| Champions | 71 | T37 |
"T" = tied
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2010
Professional
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World Cup (representing Japan): 2018
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Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018
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Satoshi Kodaira at the Japan Golf Tour official site
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Satoshi Kodaira at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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