David Ishii

American professional golfer (born 1955)


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::summary American professional golfer (born 1955) ::

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yearpro1979
retired
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Japan Golf Tour
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mastersCUT: 1990
usopenT36: 1988
openCUT: 1988
pgaT38: 1988
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money list winner](japan-golf-tour-money-list-winners)
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Early life

Ishii grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and graduated from Kauai High School. As a junior in high school, he won the Hawaii State High School Championship.

Amateur career

Ishii played his collegiate golf at the University of Houston from 1974 to 1977. He won four individual events, was a member of the 1977 NCAA Championship team, and was a 1977 All-American.

Professional career

He turned professional in 1979. He led the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 1987. He has 14 victories on the Japan Golf Tour and is 13th on the career money list.

Ishii won the inaugural Kapalua Open in 1982 and also won the 1990 Hawaiian Open, a PGA Tour event. He was the second Hawaiian native to win the event, after Ted Makalena in 1966.

Ishii currently participates on the Japan Senior PGA Tour and opened Ishii Golf Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Amateur wins

  • 1977 Manoa Cup (Hawaii State Amateur Match Play Championship)
  • 1978 Hawaii Amateur

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Feb 11, 1990 | Hawaiian Open | −9 (72-67-68-72=279) | 1 stroke | USA Paul Azinger | ::

PGA of Japan Tour wins (14)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Jun 9, 1985 | Tohoku Classic | −13 (72-63-68-72=275) | 5 strokes | JPN Naomichi Ozaki | | 2 | May 4, 1986 | Chunichi Crowns | −6 (68-67-71-68=274) | 4 strokes | JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima | | 3 | Aug 3, 1986 | NST Niigata Open | −12 (68-70-66-72=276) | 1 stroke | JPN Tateo Ozaki | | 4 | Jun 14, 1987 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −12 (67-68-70-71=276) | 3 strokes | JPN Tōru Nakamura | | 5 | Jun 28, 1987 | Mizuno Open | −16 (67-66-69-70=272) | 8 strokes | TWN Chen Tze-ming, JPN Tōru Nakamura | | 6 | Jul 26, 1987 | Japan PGA Championship | −8 (73-67-69-71=280) | 1 stroke | AUS Brian Jones, JPN Seiichi Kanai | | 7 | Oct 25, 1987 | Bridgestone Open | −6 (69-71-72-70=282) | Playoff | JPN Hiroshi Makino, JPN Nobuo Serizawa | | 8 | Nov 29, 1987 | Casio World Open | −12 (67-69-73-67=276) | 2 strokes | SCO Sam Torrance | | 9 | Dec 6, 1987 | Golf Nippon Series | name=weather|Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.}} | Shared title with JPN Isao Aoki | | | 10 | May 15, 1988 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup | 6 and 5 | JPN Noboru Sugai | | | 11 | Jun 21, 1992 | Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open | −10 (69-68-71-70=278) | 1 stroke | AUS Brian Jones | | 12 | Mar 21, 1993 | Dydo Shizuoka Open | −13 (68-71-71-65=275) | 3 strokes | JPN Hajime Meshiai | | 13 | Mar 21, 1994 | Maruman Open | −9 (69-71-67-72=279) | Playoff | JPN Hirofumi Miyase, JPN Nobuo Serizawa | | 14 | Sep 11, 1994 | Suntory Open | −11 (72-68-69-68=277) | Playoff | JPN Hisayuki Sasaki | ::

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–5) ::data[format=table]

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11983Kuzuha Kokusai TournamentJPN Kikuo Arai, JPN Teruo SugiharaArai won with par on fourth extra hole
Sugihara eliminated by par on second hole
21983Chunichi CrownsJPN Kikuo Arai, TWN Chen Tze-mingChen won with par on second extra hole
31986Polaroid Cup Golf Digest TournamentJPN Tsuneyuki NakajimaLost to par on fifth extra hole
41987Bridgestone TournamentJPN Hiroshi Makino, JPN Nobuo SerizawaWon with birdie on fifth extra hole
Makino eliminated by par on first hole
51994Maruman OpenJPN Hirofumi Miyase, JPN Nobuo SerizawaWon with birdie on first extra hole
61994Suntory OpenJPN Hisayuki SasakiWon with par on first extra hole
71996JCB Classic SendaiJPN Masashi OzakiLost to par on first extra hole
81996Casio World OpenUSA Paul StankowskiLost to birdie on first extra hole
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Other wins (4)

Senior wins (1)

  • 2017 Hawaii State Senior Open

Results in major championships

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Tournament198819891990
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. OpenT36
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA ChampionshipT38CUT
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CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament1988
The Players ChampionshipT60
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"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in senior major championships

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Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Senior PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Senior OpenCUTCUTCUTCUT
Senior British Open ChampionshipCUT
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CUT = missed the halfway cut

Note: Ishii never played in The Tradition or the Senior Players Championship.

Notes

References

References

  1. (1991). "Official 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour Creative Services.
  2. "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2016–17 Men's Golf". Houston Cougars.
  3. "Hawaii State Amateur Past Champions". Hawaii State Golf.

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