Takashi Murakami (, born 25 May 1944) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career Murakami was born in Shizuoka. He started playing golf at the age of 11. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1975.
Murakami also had a decent amount of success outside of Japan. He recorded a number of runner-up finishes in the Australasian region. They were the 1968 West Australian Championship, 1969 Australian PGA Championship, and 1972 New Zealand PGA Championship. He also had much success on the Asia Golf Circuit events in 1972. He won the Malaysian Open and finished runner-up at the Singapore Open and Hong Kong Open. In the United States he finished in a tie for second at the PGA Tour's 1977 Hawaiian Open. He also played in the Masters Tournament in 1976 and 1977.
Awards and honors In 1975, Murakami won the money list on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional wins (18) PGA of Japan Tour wins (11) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up129 Jul 1973All Japan Doubles(with Hideyo Sugimoto)−26 (100-101-61=262)229 Apr 1974Chunichi Crowns−8 (63-71-68-70=272)6 strokes Masashi Ozaki36 Oct 1974Golf Digest Tournament−17 (66-67-70-68=271)1 stroke Kuo Chie-Hsiung418 May 1975Japan PGA Match-Play Championship2 up Namio Takasu528 Sep 1975Japan Open Golf Championship−10 (74-69-69-66=278)3 strokes Seiichi Kanai619 Oct 1975Japan PGA Championship−6 (69-68-70-75=282)Playoff Yoshitaka Yamamoto716 Nov 1975Japan PGA Championship−7 (70-72-71-70=283)1 stroke Seiichi Kanai, Kosaku Shimada84 Jul 1976ANA Sapporo Open−3 (74-68-76-67=285)3 strokes Masashi Ozaki98 Aug 1976Kanto Pro Championship−14 (67-66-70-67=270)1031 Oct 1976Bridgestone Tournament−6 (71-75-69-67=282)Playoff Hsieh Min-Nan, Masaji Kusakabe1123 Oct 1977Golf Digest Tournament (2)−13 (70-66-67-72=275)4 strokes Masashi Ozaki
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11974Tokyo Charity Classic Haruo YasudaLost to birdie on first extra hole21975Japan PGA Championship Yoshitaka YamamotoWon three-hole aggregate playoff;Murakami: −1 (4-4-3=11),Yamamoto: E (4-4-4=12)31976Bridgestone Tournament Hsieh Min-Nan, Masaji KusakabeWon with par on third extra holeHsieh eliminated by par on second hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up112 Mar 1972Malaysian Open−12 (69-66-71-70=276)1 stroke Marty Bohen, Walter Godfrey, Sukree Onsham
Other wins (6) 1967 Grand Monarch 1968 Rolex Tournament 1969 All Nippon Doubles (with Hideyo Sugimoto) 1970 All Nippon Doubles (with Hideyo Sugimoto) 1972 Tohoku Classic, All Nippon Doubles (with Masashi Ozaki)
Team appearances World Cup (representing Japan): 1972, 1975, 1976
See also List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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