Ryosuke Kinoshita (born 16 July 1991) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour since 2014 and has won three times on the tour.
Professional career Kinoshita turned professional in late 2013. From 2014 to 2018, he played on the Japan Golf Tour and the second-tier Japan Challenge Tour. In his first season, 2014, he was a joint runner-up in the Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open, two strokes behind Satoshi Kodaira. In 2018, he won the ISPS Handa Challenge Cup on the Japan Challenge Tour, by two strokes. In 2018, he also had his first top-10 finishes on the main Japan Golf Tour since 2014, including a tie for fourth place in the Fujisankei Classic.
In early 2020, Kinoshita finished tied for 6th place in the SMBC Singapore Open. The event was one of the Open Qualifying Series for the Open Championship and his high finish gave him entry to the 2020 Open Championship. The 2020 Open was later cancelled but Kinoshita was given an entry into the 2021 Open Championship, his first major championship. In late 2020, Kinoshita was runner-up in the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, a stroke behind Jinichiro Kozuma, who had an eagle at the final hole while Kinoshita could only make a par.
Kinoshita had his first win on the Japan Golf Tour at the Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills, winning by 5 strokes from Yuki Furuwaka. Three weeks later, he won again on the tour, at the Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open. He had a final round 62, to get into a playoff with Ryuko Tokimatsu, and won with a birdie at the first extra hole.
At the 2021 Open Championship, Kinoshita placed 59th. This was after making a par putt on the 18th on Friday's second round to make the cut line.
Professional wins (4) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) Legend Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up16 Jun 2021Japan Golf Tour ChampionshipMori Building Cup Shishido Hills−14 (67-68-67-68=270)5 strokes Yuki Furuwaka227 Jun 2021Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open−25 (70-66-65-62=263)Playoff Ryuko Tokimatsu326 May 2024Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open−12 (69-66-70-71=276)2 strokes Koh Gun-taek
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12021Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open Ryuko TokimatsuWon with birdie on first extra hole
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up18 Jun 2018ISPS Handa Challenge Cup−14 (67-63-72=202)2 strokes Fumihiro Ebine, Daisuke Matsubara
Results in major championships Tournament2021202220232024Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT59CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2021ChampionshipMatch PlayInvitationalT43ChampionsNT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied NT = No tournament
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