is a Japanese professional golfer.
Professional career Arai played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times.
Arai also played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s. He played 45 events from 1983 to 1989, including 16 events in 1986. His best finish was a tie for second at the 1985 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. He played on the Champions Tour in 2000, with one top-10 finish at The Instinet Classic.
Professional wins (19) PGA of Japan Tour wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up19 Aug 1981Mizuno Tournament−12 (69-65-71-69=274)2 strokes Shigeru Uchida223 May 1982Pepsi Ube Open−11 (67-68-70-72=277)2 strokes Motomasa Aoki38 Aug 1982Descente Cup Hokkoku Open−12 (71-67-71-67=276)2 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima43 Apr 1983Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament−2 (69-69=138)Playoff David Ishii, Teruo Sugihara59 Jul 1983Toyamaken Open−7 (65-70=135)1 stroke Motomasa Aoki624 Jun 1984Mizuno Tournament (2)−9 (70-69-69-71=279)1 stroke Naomichi Ozaki
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–4) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11982Bridgestone Tournament Hsieh Min-NanLost to birdie on second extra hole21983Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament David Ishii, Teruo SugiharaWon with par on fourth extra holeSugihara eliminated by par on second hole31983Chunichi Crowns Chen Tze-ming, David IshiiChen won with par on second extra hole41983Kanto Open Saburo Fujiki, Masashi OzakiFujiki won with par on third extra holeArai eliminated by par on first hole51986Daikyo Open Tateo OzakiLost to par on third extra hole
Other wins (12) 1972 Tokai Classic 1976 Nagano Open 1978 Asahi Toy Ohashi Kyosen Invitational, Gunma Open 1980 Hakuryuko Open, Gunma Open 1982 Saitama Open 1984 Meikyukai Golden Star Charity Tournament, Gunma Open 1985 Meikyukai Golden Star Charity Tournament 1986 Asahi Breweries Ohashi Kyosen Tournament 1993 Sekisui Harmonate Meikyukai Charity Tournament
Senior wins (1) 1993 Maruman Senior Tournament
Results in major championships Tournament198319841985The Open ChampionshipT39CUTCUT Note: Arai only played in the Open Championship. CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship) "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament1986The Players ChampionshipCUT CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances World Cup (representing Japan): 1983 Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1985 Nissan Cup (representing Japan): 1985
External links
Kikuo Arai at the PGA of Japan official website (in Japanese)