Hirofumi Miyase

Hirofumi Miyase (Japanese: 宮瀬博文, born 11 April 1971) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Hirofumi Miyase 宮瀬博文
Personal information
Born	(1971-04-11) 11 April 1971 (age 54) Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Partner	Chieko Miyase
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1989
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	8
Highest ranking	86 (8 April 2001)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	7
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T68: 2010

Miyase was born in Chiba Prefecture and would join the Japan Golf Tour after turning professional. He won his first title on the Japan Golf Tour in 1997 and would add six more wins between then and 2007.^[2]

In 2004, Miyase played on the PGA Tour in the United States after finishing T28 at qualifying school. He made only five cuts in 27 starts and lost his tour card. His best finish was a T9 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.^[3]

Professional wins (8)

Japan Golf Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Jun 1997	Sapporo Tokyu Open	−13 (67-70-66-72=275)	5 strokes	Hajime Meshiai
2	14 Nov 1999	Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters	−14 (66-70-69-69=274)	Playoff	Darren Clarke, Ryoken Kawagishi
3	28 May 2000	Mitsubishi Motors Tournament	−8 (70-69-68-69=276)	Playoff	Toru Taniguchi
4	8 Oct 2000	Tokai Classic	−12 (70-70-70-66=276)	1 stroke	Toru Taniguchi
5	27 Apr 2003	Tsuruya Open	−14 (68-62-70-70=270)	Playoff	Takashi Kanemoto, Hisayuki Sasaki
6	25 May 2003	Munsingwear Open KSB Cup	−13 (67-71-69-68=275)	3 strokes	Hur Suk-ho
7	29 Apr 2007	The Crowns	−2 (67-70-70-71=278)	Playoff	Toru Taniguchi

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (4–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1994	Maruman Open	David Ishii, Nobuo Serizawa	Ishii won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1999	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	Hajime Meshiai	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1999	Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters	Darren Clarke, Ryoken Kawagishi	Won with par on second extra hole Kawagishi eliminated by par on first hole
4	2000	Mitsubishi Motors Tournament	Toru Taniguchi	Won with eagle on second extra hole
5	2003	Tsuruya Open	Takashi Kanemoto, Hisayuki Sasaki	Won with par on first extra hole
6	2007	The Crowns	Toru Taniguchi	Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

• 2007 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf

Results in major championships

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
The Open Championship	CUT			CUT			CUT							T68

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Miyase only played in The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2001
Match Play	R64
Championship	NT1
Invitational

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Japan): 1992

See also

• 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates