Shigeru Uchida

Shigeru Uchida (born 29 August 1937) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Shigeru Uchida
Personal information
Born	(1937-08-29) 29 August 1937 (age 87) Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	40
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	5
Other	35

Uchida played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times. He also won many other tournaments in Japan and enjoyed a successful senior career, during which he won the Japan PGA Senior Championship on two occasions.

Professional wins (40)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	18 Sep 1977	Sanpo Classic	−7 (70-72-70-69=281)	4 strokes	Tōru Nakamura
2	3 Aug 1980	JPGA East-West Tournament	−5 (69-66=135)	Playoff	Kazuo Yoshikawa
3	6 Sep 1981	Chubu Open	−2 (71-72-65-70=278)	5 strokes	Hisashi Suzumura
4	10 Jul 1982	Toyamaken Open	−8 (69-67=136)	Playoff	Masaru Amono
5	5 Sep 1982	Chubu Open (2)	−6 (69-68-75-70=282)	6 strokes	Masahiko Yamamoto

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1976	Tokai Classic	Isao Aoki, Teruo Sugihara	Aoki won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1980	JPGA East-West Tournament	Kazuo Yoshikawa
2	1982	Toyamaken Open	Masaru Amono

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 Apr 1973	Sobu International Open	−9 (70-66-69-74=279)	Playoff	Masashi Ozaki

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1973	Sobu International Open	Masashi Ozaki	Won with eagle on third extra hole

Other wins (14)

• 1966 Chunichi Crowns
• 1968 Kansai Circuit Nagasaki Series
• 1969 Kansai Open, All Star Tournament
• 1970 Kansai Circuit Nagasaki Series
• 1971 Tokai Classic, Chubu Open, All Nippon Doubles Tournament (with Hiroshi Ishii), Asahi International
• 1974 Mizuno Open
• 1975 Mizuno Open, Sanpo Champions Tournament
• 1978 All Star Tournament
• 1982 KSB Kagawa Open

Senior wins (20)

• 1987 Kansai Professional Senior Championship, Dai-ichi Life Cup, Phoenix Cup
• 1988 Kansai Professional Senior Championship
• 1988 Hazama Classic
• 1989 Yanase Cup, Hazama Classic
• 1990 Yanase Cup, Hazama Classic, Imperial Wing Gold Cup
• 1991 Yanase Cup, Dai-ichi Life Cup
• 1992 Crane Cup Kansai Professional Senior Championship, Maruman Senior Tournament
• 1993 Japan PGA Senior Championship
• 1994 Japan PGA Senior Championship
• 1997 Japan PGA Grand Senior Championship
• 1998 Kansai Pro Grand Senior Championship
• 1999 Japan Grand Senior Golf Tournament
• 2007 Kansai Pro Golf Gold Senior Championship

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Japan): 1978

External links

• Shigeru Uchida at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Shigeru Uchida at the PGA of Japan official website