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Seiji Ebihara  |
EXEMPT STATUS: 2nd at 2002 Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament FULL NAME: Seiji Ebihara HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 155 BIRTHDATE: February 4, 1949 BIRTHPLACE: Chiba, Japan RESIDENCE: Chiba, Japan FAMILY: Wife, Toshie; Yuki (3/2/75), Mayumi (6/27/77), Yuko (1/11/80), Akiko (1/11/80); one grandchild SPECIAL INTERESTS: Travel, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1970 JOINED TOUR: 2003 |
| International Victories |
| 2001 AIB Irish Seniors Open, Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters. 2002 AIB Irish Seniors Open, Wales Seniors Open, De Vere PGA Seniors Championship. |
| Other Victories |
| 1983 Chiba Open. 1984 Tokai Open. 1985 Chunichi Crowns, Sanko Grand Summer. |
| Current Year Charles Schwab Cup Points and Positions |
| 57 (45) |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions |
| $133,622 (53) |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| T8--MasterCard Classic |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round |
| 66 at Round 2, Senior PGA Championship |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T26--1985 NEC World Series of Golf. |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| T8--2003 MasterCard Classic. |
| Best 2002 Champions Tour Finishes |
| 2002 Season Champions Tour |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--1; Top 10 finishes--0 |
| 2002 Season Highlights |
| Earned fully-exempt status on the 2003 Champions Tour by virtue of his runner-up finish to Ireland's Des Smyth at the National Qualifying Tournament in the fall. Was the 36- and 54-hole leader at World Woods GC, but shot a final-round 76 and lost by one stroke to Smyth on the final hole of the event...Put his name next to Jay Sigel in the Champions Tour record books earlier in the year at the Senior PGA Championship. Started his Sunday final round on the South Course at Firestone with seven straight birdies and then added another at No. 9 for an 8-under 27, tying the all-time nine-hole mark. Eventually carded a 5-under 65 and T18 in the championship...Was the leading player on the European Seniors Tour with three victories and record official earnings of (euro) 330,210...Became the first player in European Seniors Tour history to successfully defend a title when he did it at the AIB Irish Seniors Open. Defeated Denis Durnian by two strokes at Adare Manor and donated 10,000 from his 46,500 euro total to Irish children's charities...Also won the Wales Senior Open and the De Vere PGA Seniors Championship. His 10-stroke win over George Burns and Steve Stull at the De Vere broke the circuit's previous largest margin of victory by one stroke. His 21-under 267 total was also the lowest 72-hole score in Tour history. |
| Personal |
| Was born near a golf course (Abiko CC) and was introduced to the game by countryman Isao Aoki...Lists Aoki as his favorite athlete. |