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SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
2-88
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank
2005 2 1 2 2 224,858 63
Total 2 1 2 2 224,858
COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $14,188,469
JOINED CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2006
OTHER VICTORIES (35): 1984 Shizuoka Open,
Sapporo Tokyu Open, KBC Augusta. 1985 Nikkei Cup. 1986
Pepsi Ube. 1987 Tokai PGA Championship, Hirao Masaaki
Charity. 1988 Sapporo Tokyu Open, NST Niigata Open, All
Nippon Airways Open, Nippon Series. 1989 Taylor Made
Setonaikai Open, Dai Ichi Realty Cup, Imperial. 1990
Japan PGA Match Play, Jun Classic, Nippon Series. 1991
Nikkei Cup, Suntory Open, Casio World, Nippon Series.
1992 Imperial, Suntory Open, Lark Cup. 1994 Acom
International. 1996 Philip Morris. 1997 PGA Philanthropy,
Yonex Open Hiroshima. 1999 Tsuruya Open, Japan PGA
Championship, Japan Open. 2000 Japan Open. 2003
Bridgestone Open. 2005 Tsuruya Open, The Crowns.
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—1997
Buick Open.
PGA TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $2,382,228
2005 SEASON:
Will be fully exempt in 2006 after he finished third at the
2005 Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament at
Greg Norman (Continued)
Champions Tour 2006 Guide
CHAMPIONS TOUR MAJOR TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Year 05
Senior British Open 3
U.S. Senior Open 4
Naomichi “Joe” Ozaki
EXEMPT STATUS: 3rd at 2005 Champions Tour National
Qualifying Tournament
FULL NAME: Naomichi Ozaki
HEIGHT: 5-8
WEIGHT: 165
BIRTHDATE: May 18, 1956
BIRTHPLACE: Tokushima, Japan
the PGA of Southern California GC...Was the second- and
third-round leader before finishing third in his first
attempt...Was the medalist at the first stage held at
MetroWest CC in Orlando, FL...Will not become eligible for
the Champions Tour until he turns 50 on May 18...Prepped
for the Champions Tour by competing on the Japan Golf
Tour where he was second on the money list with two victories.
OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
One of the long-time stars on the Japan Golf Tour, with 35
career victories to his credit...Played for several years on
the PGA TOUR, as well, with multiple starts between
1993-2001 to his credit...Career earnings on the PGA
TOUR totaled nearly $2.4 million, including a career-best
$393,316 in 2000...His best finish came in 1997 when he
was T2 at the Buick Open...Had four top-10 finishes in
1995, including a T8 at THE PLAYERS Championship. He
was also T6 in the tournament in 1993...Also played in a
number of World Golf Championship events...Played in
four U.S. vs. Japan matches as well as the 1985 World
Cup…Also represented Japan in Four Tours World
Championships, as well as four Dunhill Cups…Has made
10 career holes-in-one.
RESIDENCE: Tokyo, Japan
FAMILY: Wife, Yoshie; Takamasa, Junya
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Karaoke, fishing, family activities
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1977
JOINED PGA TOUR: 1990
PERSONAL:
Youngest of the three famous Ozaki brothers (Jumbo and
Jet)...Jumbo got him started in the game when he gave
him his first lessons...His heroes are Jumbo and Jack
Nicklaus...Favorite courses are Pebble Beach GL and
Augusta National GC...One course he would like to play is
Pinehurst No. 2...Favorite movie is "The Last Samurai" and
his favorite TV show is "World News."...Favorite food is
Japanese...Carries a charm from a temple in Japan and a
photo of his children for good luck.
PLAYER STATISTICS
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Career Low Round: 63–1995 Las Vegas Invitational/1
Career Largest Paycheck: $135,600–2001 Sony Open in
Hawaii/T5
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