Tsutomu Irie (born 6 May 1948) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career Irie played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. In 1985, he became the first player to break the 60 barrier in major professional tournament in Japan when he scored 59 (11 under par) in the first round of the Kuzuha International; he went on the win the two-round tournament.
Professional wins (3) PGA of Japan Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up114 Oct 1979Tokai Classic−13 (70-69-68-68=275)5 strokes Hsieh Min-Nan, Masaji Kusakabe28 Sep 1985Kansai Open−8 (68-71-75-66=280)3 strokes Hisao Inoue, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Other wins (1) 1985 Kuzuha International
Team appearances Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1970, 1972, 1974
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