Kosaku Shimada

Kosaku Shimada (島田　幸作, Shimada Kosaku; 7 May 1944 – 3 November 2008) was a Japanese professional golfer.^[1]

Kosaku Shimada
Personal information
Born	(1944-05-07)7 May 1944 Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Died	3 November 2008(2008-11-03) (aged 64)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	15
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	9
Other	6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T54: 1979

Career

Shimada, who used to belong to Takarazuka Golf Club [ja],^[1] played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning nine times.

Professional wins (15)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Sep 1973	Kansai Pro Championship	−16 (66-70-67-69=272)
2	22 Sep 1974	Kansai Pro Championship (2)	−8 (69-69-70-72=280)
3	27 Oct 1974	Tokai Classic	−12 (71-67-67-71=276)	2 strokes	Teruo Sugihara
4	15 Nov 1976	Japan Open Golf Championship	−4 (73-75-71-69=288)	1 stroke	Tōru Nakamura, Takashi Murakami
5	7 Aug 1977	Kansai Pro Championship (3)	−8 (69-70-73-68=280)	Playoff	Shinsaku Maeda
6	14 May 1978	Fujisankei Classic	−10 (70-71-69-68=278)	3 strokes	Isao Aoki
7	19 Aug 1979	JPGA East-West Tournament	−11 (65-68=133)
8	19 Apr 1981	Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament	−7 (68-65=133)	2 strokes	Lu Liang-Huan, Nobumitsu Yuhara
9	26 Apr 1981	Dunlop International Open1	−2 (67-73-74-72=286)	2 strokes	Payne Stewart, Koichi Uehara, Akira Yabe

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1973	Pepsi-Wilson Tournament	Isao Aoki	Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole
2	1975	Hiroshima Open	Lu Liang-Huan, Tōru Nakamura	Lu won two-hole aggregate playoff; Lu: E (3-4=7), Nakamura: +2 (5-4=9), Shimada: +2 (4-5=9)
3	1977	Kansai Pro Championship	Shinsaku Maeda	Won with par on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	26 Apr 1981	Dunlop International Open1	−2 (67-73-74-72=286)	2 strokes	Payne Stewart, Koichi Uehara, Akira Yabe

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1971	Yomiuri International	Haruo Yasuda	Lost to bogey on third extra hole

Other wins (6)

• 1968 Japan PGA Championship, Grand Monarch^[2]
• 1970 Kansai Open
• 1975 Japan vs Great Britain and Ireland Match (Individual)^[3]
• 1979 Asahi Toy Kyosen Invitational^[4]
• 1984 Acom Team Championship (with Isao Isozaki)

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Japan): 1975, 1977