) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Career In 1956, Ozaki was born in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005. He ranks fourth on the list of most Japan Golf Tour wins. He topped the money list in 1991 and 1999. He is fifth on the career money list (through 2014).

Ozaki played 185 times on the PGA Tour from 1984 to 2001, primarily from 1993 to 2001. His best finish was a T-2 at the 1997 Buick Open. His best finish in a major championship was a T-25 at the 1993 U.S. Open.

In 2005, he came in third at the Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament, and he began play on that tour after turning 50 in May 2006. His best finishes are a playoff loss at the 2007 Boeing Classic and a T-2 in the 2010 Regions Charity Classic.

Ozaki played on the International Team in the 1998 Presidents Cup.

Personal life Ozaki's older brother, Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, topped the Japan Golf Tour money list twelve times, and another brother, Tateo "Jet" Ozaki, is also a professional golfer who won 15 times on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional wins (38) Japan Golf Tour wins (32) Legend Flagship events (2) Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (30) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up118 Mar 1984Shizuoka Open−2 (71-70-75-70=286)5 strokes Eitaro Deguchi, Yoshitaka Yamamoto210 Jun 1984Sapporo Tokyu Open−8 (71-69-68-72=280)2 strokes Isao Aoki326 Aug 1984KBC Augusta−13 (71-64-70-70=275)1 stroke Kouichi Inoue, Tsuneyuki Nakajima418 Aug 1985Nikkei Cup−14 (66-68-68-68=274)4 strokes Yoshihisa Iwashita524 May 1986Pepsi Ube Open−12 (71-69-68-68=276)1 stroke Fujio Kobayashi65 Jul 1987Kanto Pro Championship−4 (68-72-72=212)*1 stroke Nobumitsu Yuhara712 Jun 1988Sapporo Tokyu Open (2)−9 (70-74-64-71=279)3 strokes Tateo Ozaki831 Jul 1988NST Niigata Open−11 (70-66-69-72=277)3 strokes David Ishii918 Sep 1988ANA Open−10 (63-69-73-73=278)Playoff Brian Jones104 Dec 1988Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup−13 (69-70-68-68=275)5 strokes Isao Aoki1126 Mar 1989Setonaikai Open−6 (68-74-69-71=282)2 strokes Kinpachi Yoshimura1213 May 1990Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup6 and 5 Brian Jones1323 Sep 1990Gene Sarazen Jun Classic−11 (68-66-69-70=273)1 stroke Yoshinori Kaneko142 Dec 1990Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup (2)−13 (71-69-64-71=275)Playoff Tsuneyuki Nakajima1528 Jul 1991Nikkei Cup (2)−7 (67-66-70=203)*Playoff Eiichi Itai1615 Sep 1991Suntory Open−12 (67-69-72-68=276)2 strokes Chen Tze-chung171 Dec 1991Casio World Open−18 (71-67-64-68=270)2 strokes Hajime Meshiai188 Dec 1991Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup (3)−20 (71-65-66-66=268)8 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Nobumitsu Yuhara1915 Mar 1992Imperial Open−8 (71-68-71-70=280)3 strokes Seiki Okuda2013 Sep 1992Suntory Open (2)−9 (67-72-67-73=279)2 strokes Wayne Grady, Tateo Ozaki, Yoshikazu Yokoshima, Nobumitsu Yuhara211 Nov 1992Lark Cup−9 (68-68-71-72=279)1 stroke Masashi Ozaki2214 Aug 1994Acom International41 pts (14-2-12-13=41)6 points Masayuki Kawamura2327 Oct 1996Philip Morris Championship−10 (71-70-67-70=278)4 strokes Russ Cochran, David Ishii, Masashi Ozaki246 Jul 1997PGA Philanthropy Tournament−17 (66-64-68-69=267)9 strokes Eiji Mizoguchi, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama2513 Jul 1997Yonex Open Hiroshima−12 (69-71-68-68=276)2 strokes Hiroyuki Fujita2618 Apr 1999Tsuruya Open−15 (65-70-66-72=273)2 strokes Toru Suzuki2716 May 1999Japan PGA Championship−5 (70-71-73-69=283)2 strokes Masashi Ozaki283 Oct 1999Japan Open Golf Championship +10 (68-76-76-78=298)2 strokes Kazuhiko Hosokawa, Nobumitsu Yuhara2915 Oct 2000Japan Open Golf Championship (2)−3 (67-72-70-72=281)1 stroke Lin Keng-chi3026 Oct 2003Bridgestone Open−21 (66-69-67-65=267)Playoff Paul Sheehan3124 Apr 2005Tsuruya Open (2)−13 (67-69-67-68=271)3 strokes Ryoken Kawagishi, Paul Sheehan321 May 2005The Crowns−11 (68-67-67-67=269)Playoff Steven Conran *Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11988Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Brian JonesLost to birdie on first extra hole21988ANA Open Brian JonesWon with par on third extra hole31989Gene Sarazen Jun Classic Tateo OzakiLost to par on second extra hole41990Golf Nippon Series Tsuneyuki NakajimaWon with birdie on third extra hole51991Nikkei Cup Eiichi ItaiWon with par on first extra hole62002Sun Chlorella Classic Brendan Jones, Christian PeñaPeña won with birdie on first extra hole72003Bridgestone Open Paul SheehanWon with birdie on second extra hole82005The Crowns Steven ConranWon with par on second extra hole

Other wins (3) 1987 Masaaki Hirao Pro-Am 1989 Daiichi Fudosan Cup, Imperial Open

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3) 2012 Starts Senior Tournament, Komatsu Country Club 2014 Japan PGA Senior Championship

Playoff record Champions Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12007Boeing Classic R. W. Eaks, David Eger, Gil Morgan, Dana Quigley, Craig Stadler, Denis Watson Watson won with eagle on second extra holeEger, Ozaki, Morgan and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships Tournament198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001Masters TournamentT33CUTT45CUTU.S. OpenT25The Open ChampionshipT62CUTT46T39CUTCUTWDT38T45CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT28T44T31CUTCUTT44T70CUTCUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = Withdrew "T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship Tournament199319941995199619971998199920002001The Players ChampionshipT6T45T8CUTT65T18T10T27T26

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships Tournament199920002001Match PlayR64R32R32ChampionshipT40T35NT1Invitational41 1Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament

Team appearances This list may be incomplete. Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1985, 1986 (winners), 1989, 1990 World Cup (representing Japan): 1985 Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996 Presidents Cup (International team): 1998 (winners) Royal Trophy (Asian team): 2007 (non-playing captain), 2009 (non-playing captain, winners), 2010 (non-playing captain), 2011 (non-playing captain), 2012 (winners, non-playing captain)

See also List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins

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