David S. Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is an American professional golfer of Japanese descent.
Early life Ishii grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and graduated from Kauai High School. As a junior in high school, he won the Hawaii State High School Championship.
Amateur career Ishii played his collegiate golf at the University of Houston from 1974 to 1977. He won four individual events, was a member of the 1977 NCAA Championship team, and was a 1977 All-American.
Professional career He turned professional in 1979. He led the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 1987. He has 14 victories on the Japan Golf Tour and is 13th on the career money list.
Ishii won the inaugural Kapalua Open in 1982 and also won the 1990 Hawaiian Open, a PGA Tour event. He was the second Hawaiian native to win the event, after Ted Makalena in 1966.
Ishii currently participates on the Japan Senior PGA Tour and opened Ishii Golf Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Amateur wins 1977 Manoa Cup (Hawaii State Amateur Match Play Championship) 1978 Hawaii Amateur
Professional wins (20) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Feb 11, 1990Hawaiian Open−9 (72-67-68-72=279)1 stroke Paul Azinger
PGA of Japan Tour wins (14) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jun 9, 1985Tohoku Classic−13 (72-63-68-72=275)5 strokes Naomichi Ozaki2May 4, 1986Chunichi Crowns−6 (68-67-71-68=274)4 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima3Aug 3, 1986NST Niigata Open−12 (68-70-66-72=276)1 stroke Tateo Ozaki4Jun 14, 1987Sapporo Tokyu Open−12 (67-68-70-71=276)3 strokes Tōru Nakamura5Jun 28, 1987Mizuno Open−16 (67-66-69-70=272)8 strokes Chen Tze-ming, Tōru Nakamura6Jul 26, 1987Japan PGA Championship−8 (73-67-69-71=280)1 stroke Brian Jones, Seiichi Kanai7Oct 25, 1987Bridgestone Open−6 (69-71-72-70=282)Playoff Hiroshi Makino, Nobuo Serizawa8Nov 29, 1987Casio World Open−12 (67-69-73-67=276)2 strokes Sam Torrance9Dec 6, 1987Golf Nippon Series−7 (69-69=138)Shared title with Isao Aoki10May 15, 1988Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup6 and 5 Noboru Sugai11Jun 21, 1992Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open−10 (69-68-71-70=278)1 stroke Brian Jones12Mar 21, 1993Dydo Shizuoka Open−13 (68-71-71-65=275)3 strokes Hajime Meshiai13Mar 21, 1994Maruman Open−9 (69-71-67-72=279)Playoff Hirofumi Miyase, Nobuo Serizawa14Sep 11, 1994Suntory Open−11 (72-68-69-68=277)Playoff Hisayuki Sasaki
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–5) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11983Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament Kikuo Arai, Teruo SugiharaArai won with par on fourth extra holeSugihara eliminated by par on second hole21983Chunichi Crowns Kikuo Arai, Chen Tze-mingChen won with par on second extra hole31986Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament Tsuneyuki NakajimaLost to par on fifth extra hole41987Bridgestone Tournament Hiroshi Makino, Nobuo SerizawaWon with birdie on fifth extra holeMakino eliminated by par on first hole51994Maruman Open Hirofumi Miyase, Nobuo SerizawaWon with birdie on first extra hole61994Suntory Open Hisayuki SasakiWon with par on first extra hole71996JCB Classic Sendai Masashi OzakiLost to par on first extra hole81996Casio World Open Paul StankowskiLost to birdie on first extra hole
Other wins (4) 1980 Hawaii State Open 1982 Kapalua Open 1984 Hawaii State Open 1985 Hawaii State Open
Senior wins (1) 2017 Hawaii State Senior Open
Results in major championships Tournament1988 1989 1990Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenT36The Open ChampionshipCUTPGA ChampionshipT38CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament1988The Players ChampionshipT60 "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in senior major championships Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015Senior PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTU.S. Senior OpenCUTCUTCUTCUTSenior British Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Ishii never played in The Tradition or the Senior Players Championship.
See also List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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