Yuto Katsuragawa (, born 9 October 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour and European Tour. He has won the ISPS Handa Championship twice.
Career Katsuragawa turned professional in the fall of 2020 and won his first professional event on the Japan Challenge Tour a year later. In 2022, he won the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan and claimed Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year honors.
He qualified for the 150th Open Championship by finishing runner-up at the 2022 SMBC Singapore Open, behind Sadom Kaewkanjana. At the Old Course at St Andrews he shot a final round 69 to finish in a tie for 47th.
Katsuragawa spent 2023 mainly on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he recorded two top-20 finishes, and qualified for the 2023 U.S. Open where he made the cut.
In April 2024, Katsuragawa claimed his first victory on the European Tour when he won the co-sanctioned ISPS Handa Championship for a second time.
Amateur wins 2015 Philippine Amateur Open Match Play Championship 2018 Chubu Amateur Championship, Japan Collegiate Championship
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Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up128 Apr 2024ISPS Handa Championship1−17 (70-65-65-63=263)3 strokes Sebastian Söderberg 1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up124 Apr 2022ISPS Handa Championship in Japan−24 (67-63-65-65=260)1 stroke Rikuya Hoshino228 Apr 2024ISPS Handa Championship1 (2)−17 (70-65-65-63=263)3 strokes Sebastian Söderberg 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12022Token Homemate Cup Jinichiro KozumaLost to birdie on first extra hole
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up18 Oct 2021Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge−15 (69-65-67=201)3 strokes Yu Morimoto
Results in major championships Tournament202220232024Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. Open58The Open ChampionshipT47CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" = tied
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