Nobuo Serizawa (芹澤 信雄, Serizawa Nobuo, born 10 November 1959) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Nobuo Serizawa 芹澤 信雄 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 November 1959 Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1982 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1989 |
Serizawa played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times.
Professional wins (7)
editJapan Golf Tour wins (5)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Aug 1987 | Nikkei Cup | −7 (70-70-71-66=277) | 1 stroke |  Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Masahiro Shiota
|
| 2 | 10 Dec 1989 | Daikyo Open | −17 (67-67-67-70=271) | 4 strokes |  David Ishii
|
| 3 | 14 Mar 1993 | Imperial Open | −1 (71-73-68=212) | 1 stroke |  Brian Jones
|
| 4 | 1 Sep 1996 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 1 up | Brandt Jobe
| |
| 5 | 12 Mar 2000 | Token Corporation Cup | −7 (68-70-73-70=281) | 1 stroke |  Satoshi Higashi, Katsunori Kuwabara
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | Bridgestone Open | David Ishii, Hiroshi Makino
|
Ishii won with birdie on fifth extra hole Makino eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 1992 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | Kazuhiro Takami, Nobumitsu Yuhara
|
Yuhara won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1994 | Maruman Open | David Ishii, Hirofumi Miyase
|
Ishii won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1996 | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open |  Carlos Franco, Yoshikazu Sakamoto
|
Sakamoto won with par on first extra hole |
Other wins (1)
edit- 1987 Acom Team Championship (with Tomohiro Maruyama)
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
edit- 2010 Fuji Film Senior Championship
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1989 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Serizawa only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances
edit- World Cup (representing Japan): 1991
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1987, 1994, 1995, 1998
- Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1988, 1990
See also
edit- Serizawa Nobuo no Birdie Try (Super Famicom video game endorsed by Nobuo Serizawa)
External links
edit- Nobuo Serizawa at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Nobuo Serizawa at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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