Tsutomu Irie

Tsutomu Irie (born 6 May 1948) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Tsutomu Irie
Personal information
Born	(1948-05-06) 6 May 1948 (age 77) Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	2

Irie played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. In 1985, he became the first player to break the 60 barrier in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round of the Kuzuha International;^[1] he went on the win the two-round tournament.

Professional wins (3)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	14 Oct 1979	Tokai Classic	−13 (70-69-68-68=275)	5 strokes	Hsieh Min-Nan, Masaji Kusakabe
2	8 Sep 1985	Kansai Open	−8 (68-71-75-66=280)	3 strokes	Hisao Inoue, Yoshitaka Yamamoto

Other wins (1)

• 1985 Kuzuha International

Team appearances

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1970, 1972, 1974