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.
Japan
ISPS Handa
Played as the inaugural ISPS Handa Summer Golf Battle - who's the strongest (Aug 21-24; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Ryuichi Oiwa (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Satoshi Kodaira (Jpn). [Hokkaido Brooks CC, nr Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Jpn].
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
x
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].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
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The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
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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.
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