Satoshi Kodaira
The main tournament wins for Satoshi Kodaira are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
RBC
Played as the RBC Heritage (50th) (Apr 12-15). 28-year-old Kodaira (Jpn) beat Si-woo Kim (S Kor) with a birdie putt from off the green at the third playoff hole (par-3 17th), to win his first PGA Tour title. [Harbour Town Links, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC].
Japan
Japan Tobacco
Played as the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (Nov 29-Dec 2; Japan Tr major ch'ship and season-ending event). Koidara (Jpn) beat Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) and Jung-gon Hwang (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-3 18th). [Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, nr Tokyo, Japan].
Japan
Mitsui Sumitomo
Played as the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (Nov 9-12; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Yusaku Miyazato (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Kodaira (Jpn). [Gotemba course, Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Jpn].
Japan
x
Played as the Top Cup Tokai Classic (Sept 28-Oct 1; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Ryuko Tokimatsu (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Kodaira (Jpn), who recorded his fifth Japan Tour win. [West course, Miyoshi CC, nr Nagoya, Aichi, Jpn].
Awards
Japan Tr
Kodaira (Jpn) recorded the season's lowest scoring average on the Japan Tour. Yusaku Miyazato (Jpn) was second with 70.16; Shugo Imahira (Jpn) was third with 70.19.
Japan
Bridgestone
Played as the Bridgestone Open (Oct 20-23; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Lee Kyoung-hoon (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Kodaira (Jpn). [Sodegaura course, Sodegaura CC, Chiba, Jpn].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 15-18; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed and defending champion Yuta Ikeda (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Kodaira (Jpn), who recorded his second win in a Japan Tour major championship, and third in total on the Japan Tour. [East course, Rokko Kokusai GC, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan].
Japan
Dunlop-Srixon
Played as the inaugural Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open (July 31-Aug 3; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Yuki Inamori (Jpn), Hiroshi Iwata (Jpn), Kazuhiro Yamashita (Jpn), Ryosuke Kinoshita (Jpn) and Ryotaro Nagano (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Satoshi Kodaira (Jpn), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Grandee Nasushirakawa GC, Fukushima, Jpn].
Japan
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Played as the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills (June 20-23; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed S.K. Ho (S Kor) and Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thai) finished 1 shot behind first-time Japan Tour winner Kodaira (Jpn), who recorded his first win on the Japan Golf Tour. [West course, Shishido Hills CC, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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