is a Japanese professional golfer.
Professional career Yasuda played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times. He also won several pre-tour events in Japan and on the Asia Golf Circuit. In 1968, he nearly won the Thailand Open but double-bogeyed the final hole giving Australian Randall Vines the win.
Professional wins (17) PGA of Japan Tour wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up121 Jul 1974Tokyo Charity Classic−13 (69-68-69-69=275)Playoff Takashi Murakami220 Jun 1976Tohoku Classic−11 (74-69-67-67=277)Playoff Fumio Tanaka34 Jun 1978Tohoku Classic (2)−5 (73-66-73-71=283)1 stroke Shinsaku Maeda, Masashi Ozaki418 May 1980Japan PGA Match-Play Championship2 and 1 Tsuneyuki Nakajima58 Jun 1980Tohoku Classic (3)−15 (66-70-71-66=273)2 strokes Shinsaku Maeda627 May 1984Mitsubishi Galant Tournament−13 (68-68-69-70=275)4 strokes Kouichi Inoue, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–4) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11974Tokyo Charity Classic Takashi MurakamiWon with birdie on first extra hole21976Tohoku Classic Fumio TanakaWon with par on first extra hole31976KBC Augusta Graham MarshLost to birdie on first extra hole41976Japan PGA Championship Shichiro Enomoto, Hsieh Min-Nan, Seiichi KanaiKanai won with par on third extra holeHsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole51979Aso National Park Open Takashi Kurihara, Shinsaku Maeda61983KSB Setonaikai Open Kenji SogameLost after concession before playoff
Asia Golf Circuit wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up12 Mar 1969Philippine Open−9 (68-71-71-69=279)1 stroke Ben Arda, Hsieh Min-Nan27 Mar 1971Singapore Open−7 (69-70-69-69=277)2 strokes Takaaki Kono, Peter Thomson325 Apr 1971Yomiuri International−6 (71-66-72-73=282)Playoff Kosaku Shimada49 Apr 1972Taiwan Open−4 (68-73-70-73=284)Playoff Kuo Chie-Hsiung
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11971Yomiuri International Kosaku ShimadaWon with bogey on third extra hole21972Taiwan Open Kuo Chie-HsiungWon with birdie on fifth extra hole
Other wins (7) 1968 Chunichi Crowns 1969 Kanto Open, Kanto Pro Championship 1970 Chunichi Crowns, Dunlop Tournament 1972 Golf Digest Tournament, Shizuoka Open
Team appearances World Cup (representing Japan): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980
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