is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour.
Ichihara had his first win on the tour in June 2018, the Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills. Previously his best finish is T-2 at the 2016 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open. He also has one win on the Japan Challenge Tour, the 2003 Kanitop Cup.
Ichihara qualified for the 2012 Open Championship through International Final Qualifying, but missed the cut. His runner-up finish at the 2016 Mizuno Open qualified him for the 2016 Open Championship. He made the cut and finished tied for 79th. Ichihara's win at the 2018 Japan Golf Tour Championship lifted him to second place in the 2018 Japan Golf Tour money list, earning him a place in the 2018 Open Championship.
Professional wins (3) Japan Golf Tour wins (2) Legend Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up13 Jun 2018Japan Golf Tour ChampionshipMori Building Cup Shishido Hills−12 (67-71-68-66=272)1 stroke Ryuko Tokimatsu218 Nov 2018Dunlop Phoenix Tournament−15 (70-68-68-63=269)1 stroke Mikumu Horikawa
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 Jul 2003Kanitop Cup Challenge Tournament−9 (70-65=135)2 strokes Makoto Inoue
Results in major championships Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTT79CUTPGA Championship Tournament2019Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2018 2019ChampionshipMatch PlayInvitationalT69T55Champions
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Professional Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018
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