Jinichiro Kozuma (born 7 July 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour since 2012, where he has won three times; at the 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, the 2022 Token Homemate Cup and the 2024 Sansan KBC Augusta.
LIV Golf In December 2023, Kozuma earned status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League, securing a place by finishing in the top three at the LIV Golf Promotions event. He subsequently joined the Iron Heads GC.
Kozuma's time on LIV Golf came to a close at the end of the 2025 season, when he was not resigned by the newly rebranded 'Korean Golf Club'.
Professional wins (5) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 Nov 2020Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters−8 (71-65-68-68=272)1 stroke Ryosuke Kinoshita23 Apr 2022Token Homemate Cup−14 (66-69-66-69=270)Playoff Yuto Katsuragawa325 Aug 2024Sansan KBC Augusta−19 (68-66-66-69=269)Playoff Yuwa Kosaihira
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12022Token Homemate Cup Yuto KatsuragawaWon with birdie on first extra hole22024Sansan KBC Augusta Yuwa KosaihiraWon with par on second extra hole
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up123 Sep 2016Elite Grips Challenge−13 (66-65=131)1 stroke Daijiro Izumida, Hiroyuki Nagamatsu
Other wins (1) 2021 Kyusyu Open
Playoff record LIV Golf League playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12025LIV Golf Dallas Paul Casey, Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick ReedReed won with birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2022202320242025Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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