Seiji Ebihara
Name:
Seiji EbiharaCountry:
JapanBorn:
April 2, 1949 in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1969Multiple winner on the European Seniors Tour. European Seniors Order of Merit winner (2002).
Former Japan Tour and European Senior Tour player.
Europe
Sunseeker
Played as the Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic (July 9-11). Second-placed David Oakley (USA) finished 2 shots behind Ebihara (Jpn), who recorded the last of his six European Snr Tour wins. [Woodbury Park Hotel & GC, nr Exeter, Devon, England].
Europe
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Played as the Wales Seniors Open (July 5-7). Second-placed Denis Durnian (Eng) and Christy O'Connor Jr (Ire) finished 3 shots behind Ebihara (Jpn). [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
Awards
Eurpn Snr Tr
Ebihara (Jpn) won the Eurpn Snr Tr 2002 Order of Merit and associated John Jacobs Trophy, with earnings of €330,210 on the Tour. Denis Durnian (Eng) was second with €259,982; Delroy Cambridge (Jam) was third with €184,167.
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 17-19). Second-placed Denis Durnian (Eng) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Seiji Ebihara (Jpn). [Adare Manor Resort, Adare, Co. Limerick].
Europe
De Vere
Played as the De Vere PGA Seniors Championship (Aug 1-4). Second-placed George Burns (USA) and Steve Stull (USA) finished 10 shots behind Seiji Ebihara (Jpn), whose winning margin was the largest to date in this event. [Nicklaus course, Carden Park, Cheshire].
Europe
Microlease
Played as the Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters (June 15-17). Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) beat Denis Durnian (Eng) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to record his second European Senior Tour win. Delroy Cambridge (Jam) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 11-13). Second-placed Simon Owen (NZ) finished 1 shot behind 52-year-old Seiji Ebihara (Jpn), who recorded his first European Senior Tour win. [East course, Powerscourt GC, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow].
Japan
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Played as The Chunichi Crowns - International Invitation Golf (May 2-5; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Ebihara (Jpn), who claimed his first and only Japan Tour win. [Wago course, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan].
Tournaments:
PGA Championship: the year’s second men’s major championship is hosted by Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Soudal Open: Belgium’s return to European Tour golf sees 36-hole Rinkven International GC host the Soudal Open, the country’s national open championship (May 12-15).
Who's Who:
Scottie Scheffler: bags the 2022 Masters Tournament title, and with it a fourth win in six starts on the PGA Tour and his first major championship victory.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys.
Golf Son Gual is located just a few kilometres from Palma (Mallorca). Palma's Old City shows clear influences from the city's Arab past.
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