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Tsuneyuki Nakajima

Japanese professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Tsuneyuki Nakajima
中嶋常幸
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nickname	Tommy
birth_date
birth_place	Gunma Prefecture, Japan
death_date
height
weight	88 kg
nationality
yearpro	1975
tour	Japan Golf Tour
extour
prowins	58
japwins	48 (3rd all-time)
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins	10
majorwins
masters	T8: 1986
usopen	T9: 1987
open	T8: 1986
pga	3rd: 1988
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wghofyear
award1	PGA of Japan Tour
money list winner
year1	1982, 1983, 1985, 1986
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中嶋常幸 money list winner](japan-golf-tour-money-list-winners) Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (; born 20 October 1954) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Career

Nakajima was born in Gunma. He turned professional in 1975. He has won 48 events on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking third on the most Japan Golf Tour wins list. He also was the leading money winner four times in five years: 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1986. He is second on the career money list (through 2009).

Nakajima featured in the top 5 of the Official World Golf Rankings and was ranked in the top-10 for 85 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1987. He ranked as high as fifth on its predecessor McCormack's World Golf Rankings.

At the 1978 Masters Tournament, Nakajima made a 13 on the par-5 13th hole. After hitting his fourth shot into Rae's Creek, Nakajima elected to play the ball rather than take a drop. He popped the ball straight up and it landed on his foot, causing a two-stroke penalty. When he handed the club to his caddie, it slipped out of his hand and fell into the creek, incurring another two-stroke penalty. He chipped over the green, chipped back on and two-putted for the highest single-hole score in the history of the tournament.

Also in 1978, Nakajima was in contention at The Open Championship on the third day at St Andrews until he putted into – and then took four attempts to escape from – the Road Hole bunker at the 17th for a quintuple bogey, which led the British tabloids to christen that bunker, for a while, "the Sands of Nakajima". Nakajima's best finish in a major was third at the 1988 PGA Championship.

He would also feature in an epic match at the 1982 Suntory World Match Play Championship at Wentworth when he lost to Sandy Lyle only after an extended playoff.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1973 Japan Amateur Championship

Professional wins (58)

Japan Golf Tour wins (48)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	24 Oct 1976	Golf Digest Tournament	−9 (68-73-67-71=279)	2 strokes	JPN Kikuo Arai
2	25 Sep 1977	Japan PGA Championship	−11 (73-65-67-72=277)	2 strokes	JPN Teruo Sugihara, JPN Yoshitaka Yamamoto
3	1 Jun 1980	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament	−12 (65-71-72-68=276)	4 strokes	JPN Yoshihisa Iwashita, AUS Graham Marsh
4	25 Apr 1982	Dunlop International Open1	−12 (71-66-68-71=276)	5 strokes	JPN Saburo Fujiki
5	9 May 1982	Fujisankei Classic	−7 (67-73-66-71=277)	Playoff	AUS Graham Marsh
6	1 Jul 1982		−7 (70-67=137)	1 stroke	JPN Yoshiharu Takai
7	15 Aug 1982	JPGA East-West Tournament	−17 (65-62=127)	6 strokes	JPN Norio Suzuki
8	5 Dec 1982	Golf Nippon Series	−17 (72-72-66-73=283)	2 strokes	JPN Fujio Kobayashi
9	20 Mar 1983	Shizuoka Open	−5 (72-72-68-71=283)	4 strokes	JPN Takashi Kurihara, JPN Masaji Kusakabe
10	15 May 1983	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship	38 holes	JPN Hideto Shigenobu
11	22 May 1983	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (2)	−10 (65-70-71-72=278)	6 strokes	TWN Lu Hsi-chuen
12	31 Jul 1983	Japan PGA Championship (2)	−9 (66-72-69-72=279)	2 strokes	JPN Isao Aoki
13	14 Aug 1983	JPGA East-West Tournament (2)	−5 (68-71=139)	Playoff	JPN Saburo Fujiki
14	11 Sep 1983	Suntory Open	−14 (66-73-67-68=274)	2 strokes	JPN Saburo Fujiki
15	18 Sep 1983	ANA Sapporo Open	−6 (71-70-72-69=282)	5 strokes	JPN Isao Aoki
16	13 Nov 1983	Goldwin Cup Japan vs USA	−3 (76-65=141)	1 stroke	USA Hale Irwin
17	5 Aug 1984	Japan PGA Championship (3)	−9 (68-69-67-71=275)	2 strokes	JPN Seiichi Kanai, JPN Shinsaku Maeda,
JPN Tōru Nakamura
18	2 Sep 1984	Kanto Open	−8 (73-69-65-69=276)
19	23 Jun 1985	Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open	−17 (65-71-67-72=275)	3 strokes	JPN Katsuji Hasegawa
20	7 Jul 1985	Kanto Pro Championship	−6 (68-70-69-67=274)	3 strokes	JPN Koichi Suzuki
21	22 Sep 1985	ANA Open (2)	−11 (68-71-69-69=277)	2 strokes	JPN Masahiro Kuramoto
22	13 Oct 1985	Japan Open Golf Championship	−3 (75-68-72-70=285)	2 strokes	JPN Hiroshi Makino
23	17 Nov 1985	Taiheiyo Club Masters	−8 (67-72-67-74=280)	Playoff	AUS David Graham
24	24 Nov 1985	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	−13 (67-68-70-70=275)	3 strokes	ESP Seve Ballesteros, TWN Chen Tze-chung
25	18 May 1986	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship (2)	6 and 5	JPN Keiichi Kobayashi
26	1 Jun 1986	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (3)	−8 (73-68-69-70=280)	1 stroke	TWN Chen Tze-ming
27	29 Jun 1986	Mizuno Open	name=weather	Shortened to 63 holes due to weather.}}	6 strokes	JPN Tsukasa Watanabe
28	29 Jun 1986	Kanto Pro Championship	−19 (68-69-65-67=269)	3 strokes	JPN Naomichi Ozaki
29	12 Oct 1986	Japan Open Golf Championship (2)	−4 (70-73-72-69=284)	1 stroke	JPN Isao Aoki, JPN Masashi Ozaki
30	19 Oct 1986	Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament (2)	−9 (68-68-67-72=275)	Playoff	USA David Ishii
31	4 Oct 1987	Tokai Classic	−6 (71-72-73-66=282)	1 stroke	JPN Masashi Ozaki
32	1 Jul 1990	Kanto Pro Championship (2)	−13 (67-67-68-69=271)	3 strokes	JPN Kiyoshi Murota
33	16 Sep 1990	ANA Open (3)	−11 (69-70-68-70=277)	3 strokes	JPN Masashi Ozaki
34	7 Oct 1990	Japan Open Golf Championship (3)	−7 (68-71-73-69=281)	2 strokes	JPN Masashi Ozaki
35	23 Jun 1991	Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open (2)	−16 (65-65-71-71=272)	3 strokes	CAN Rick Gibson
36	13 Oct 1991	Japan Open Golf Championship (4)	+2 (72-74-71-73=290)	Playoff	JPN Noboru Sugai
37	24 May 1992	Pepsi Ube Kosan Open	−13 (67-72-64-72=275)	5 strokes	JPN Hirofumi Miyase
38	2 Aug 1992	NST Niigata Open	−13 (70-68-67-70=275)	2 strokes	JPN Shigenori Mori
39	6 Sep 1992	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup (3)	3 and 1	JPN Naomichi Ozaki
40	19 Sep 1993	ANA Open (4)	−14 (67-67-67-73=274)	4 strokes	JPN Naomichi Ozaki, AUS Peter Senior,
JPN Katsunari Takahashi
41	5 Dec 1993	Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup (2)	−18 (69-65-69-67=270)	3 strokes	JPN Shigeki Maruyama
42	20 Mar 1994	Dydo Shizuoka Open	−8 (71-71-69-69=280)	Playoff	JPN Tōru Nakamura
43	17 Apr 1994	Tsuruya Open	−9 (68-70-70-71=279)	Playoff	JPN Tsutomu Higa
44	22 May 1994	Pepsi Ube Kosan Open (2)	−16 (65-67-67-69=268)	3 strokes	JPN Tsukasa Watanabe
45	7 May 1995	Fujisankei Classic (2)	−12 (66-70-70-66=272)	2 strokes	JPN Masahiro Kuramoto
46	2 Jun 2002	Diamond Cup Tournament (4)	−19 (67-66-68-68=269)	2 strokes	JPN Tomohiro Kondo, JPN Hirofumi Miyase,
USA Christian Peña
47	17 Nov 2002	Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2)	−16 (69-66-67-70=272)	1 stroke	JPN Hidemichi Tanaka
48	12 Nov 2006	Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (3)	−13 (71-68-71-65=275)	1 stroke	JPN Toru Taniguchi

1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (7–6)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1978	Japan PGA Championship	JPN Fujio Kobayashi	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	1981	Golf Digest Tournament	JPN Toyotake Nakao	Lost to par on fifth extra hole
3	1982	Fujisankei Classic	AUS Graham Marsh	Won with par on first extra hole
4	1983	JPGA East-West Tournament	JPN Saburo Fujiki	Won with birdie on second extra hole
5	1985	Taiheiyo Club Masters	AUS David Graham	Won with birdie on first extra hole
6	1986	Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament	USA David Ishii	Won with par on fifth extra hole
7	1990	Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup	JPN Naomichi Ozaki	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
8	1991	Japan Open Golf Championship	JPN Noboru Sugai	Won with par on first extra hole
9	1992	Japan PGA Championship	JPN Masahiro Kuramoto	Lost to par on second extra hole
10	1994	Dydo Shizuoka Open	JPN Tōru Nakamura	Won with par on first extra hole
11	1994	Tsuruya Open	JPN Tsutomu Higa	Won with par on second extra hole
12	2002	JCB Classic Sendai	JPN Toru Suzuki	Lost to par on second extra hole
13	2004	JCB Classic Sendai	JPN Takashi Kamiyama, JPN Tomohiro Kondo	Kamiyama won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

1976 Mizuno Pro Rookies Tournament, Young Lions Tournament
1977 Young Lions Tournament, Nihon Kokudo Keikaku Summers
1986 Nissan Cup Individual Trophy

Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (5)

2005 Japan Senior Open
2006 Japan PGA Senior Championship, Japan Senior Open
2008 Japan Senior Open
2013 Starts Senior Golf Tournament

Results in major championships

Tournament	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T17	CUT
PGA Championship

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	T16	T33	T47	T8	CUT	T33	CUT
U.S. Open	T26	CUT		T53	T9	T32
The Open Championship		T36		T8	T59
PGA Championship	CUT	T10	CUT	T47	CUT	3

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Masters Tournament	T10	CUT			CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship		CUT		T55	T49
PGA Championship	CUT	T21	CUT	T61	CUT	T52

Tournament	2000	2001	2002
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship			CUT
PGA Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	2	3	11	6
U.S. Open	0	0	1	1	5	4
The Open Championship	0	0	1	2	9	6
PGA Championship	1	1	2	3	12	6

Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1986 Masters – 1986 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Players Championship	T16	T54	CUT	T64	T15	T27	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

World Cup (representing Japan): 1996
Nissan Cup/Kirin Cup (representing Japan): 1985, 1986 (winners), 1987, 1988
Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1986
Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003

Notes

References

[http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking]
Winokur, Jon. (2002). "How to Win at Golf: Without Actually Playing Well". Pavilion Books.

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