Toru Suzuki
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Toru Suzuki (鈴木 亨, Suzuki Tōru, born 28 May 1966) is a Japanese professional golfer, currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.
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Toru Suzuki 鈴木 亨 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | (1966-05-28) 28 May 1966 (age 58) Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Spouse | Kyoko Maruya |
Children | Airi Suzuki, Takayuki Suzuki |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1990 |
Current tour(s) | Japan PGA Senior Tour |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 18 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 8 |
Other | 10 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1995, 1998, 2002 |
Suzuki was born in Gifu Prefecture. He turned professional in 1990.
Suzuki won his first title on the Japan Golf Tour in 1993, and would win consistently between then and 2004.
Suzuki qualified for his second major championship in 1998 at The Open Championship after a win in Japan at the Sapporo Tokyu Open. He missed the cut. He also played in the 2002 Open Championship, but missed the 36-hole cut there, too.
Suzuki ended a five-year winless drought in Japan in 2009 with a five stroke win in October at the mynavi ABC Championship.[1]
Suzuki has earned over 753,000,000 Yen in his career on the Japan Golf Tour, which is equivalent to over $8,200,000.
He is the father of two children, one of whom is Airi Suzuki, a Japanese pop singer.