Norio Suzuki (golfer)

Norio Suzuki (鈴木 規夫, Suzuki Norio; born 12 October 1951) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Norio Suzuki 鈴木規夫
Personal information
Born	(1951-10-12) 12 October 1951 (age 73) Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	19
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	16
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T45: 1981
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T10: 1976

Career

Suzuki won 16 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and (as of March 2023) ranks 15th on the career victories list.^[1]

Professional wins (19)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (16)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	11 Jul 1974	Kyusyu Open	[phone]=290)	5 strokes	Kenji Ueda
2	1 Jun 1975	Dunlop Tournament	−10 (68-73-67-70=278)	2 strokes	Mya Aye
3	18 Jul 1975	Kyusyu Open (2)	−5 (70-70-70-73=283)	4 strokes	Katsuji Yanagita
4	16 May 1976	Fujisankei Classic	−9 (71-70-72-66=279)	Playoff	Lu Liang-Huan
5	16 Jul 1976	Kyusyu Open (3)	−3 (74-72-71-68=285)	Playoff	Katsuji Yanagita
6	25 Jul 1976	Shizuoka Open	−11 (71-72-67-67=277)	1 stroke	Lu Liang-Huan
7	17 Jul 1977	Kyusyu Open (4)	−4 (71-71-68-74=284)	6 strokes	Tetsuhiro Ueda
8	16 Jul 1978	Kyusyu Open (5)	[phone]=293)	6 strokes	Yurio Akitomi, Satoshi Ichinose
9	18 Nov 1979	Taiheiyo Club Masters	−8 (73-69-67-71=280)	2 strokes	Rod Curl, Bill Rogers, Tom Watson
10	22 Jun 1980	Pepsi-Wilson Tournament	−12 (68-68-71-69=276)	1 stroke	Isao Aoki
11	10 Aug 1980	Mizuno Tournament	−20 (64-69-68-65=266)	6 strokes	Yoshikazu Yokoshima
12	21 Sep 1980	Hiroshima Open	−12 (71-69-68-68=276)	4 strokes	Isao Aoki, Chen Tze-ming, Haruo Yasuda
13	16 Nov 1980	Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters (2)	−6 (73-68-70-71=282)	Playoff	Masashi Ozaki
14	23 Aug 1981	Kansai Pro Championship	−10 (64-69-73-72=278)	2 strokes	Tōru Nakamura, Hideto Shigenobu
15	5 Sep 1982	Kyusyu Open (6)	[phone]=291)	2 strokes	Kinpachi Yoshimura
16	19 Sep 1982	ANA Sapporo Open	−10 (74-63-69-72=278)	1 stroke	Isao Aoki

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1976	Fujisankei Classic	Lu Liang-Huan	Won with par on fifth extra hole
2	1976	Kyusyu Open	Katsuji Yanagita
3	1980	Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters	Masashi Ozaki	Won after concession on first extra hole

Other wins (3)

• 1975 Kuzuha International
• 1976 Aso National Park Open
• 1984 Kuzuha International

Results in major championships

Tournament	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981
Masters Tournament						T45
The Open Championship	T10	T26			T19

Note: Suzuki only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

  Top 10

  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Japan): 1978, 1980

See also

• List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins