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Tsuneyuki Nakajima

Japan · born , Gunma Prefecture, Japan

1top-10 finish

Summary

  • Open top 10s 1986 (T8)

Wins

Near misses

  1. 1986 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T8 · 289 (+9)

Moments

Records and firsts

  1. 1978 Masters Highest single-hole score · 13 (1978; 1980; 2018) (Tommy Nakajima; Tom Weiskopf; Sergio Garcia)

Results by championship

    Best day

    The full record is below.

    Career line, 1986–1986

    1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10

    Tsuneyuki Nakajima was born on October 20, 1954, in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

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    The record

    Wins at the courses we cover (2)

    The wins at the courses on The Grounds that brought this card about, from our course research, each with the page it comes from.

    1. 2002 Taiheiyo Masters Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course · 272 (-16) · 1 stroke · Wikipedia taiheiyoclub.co.jp
    2. 2006 Taiheiyo Masters Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course · 275 (-13) · 1 stroke · Wikipedia taiheiyoclub.co.jp

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1986 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T8 · 289 (+9)

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1978 Masters Highest single-hole score · 13 (1978; 1980; 2018) (Tommy Nakajima; Tom Weiskopf; Sergio Garcia)

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Born

    Birthplace

    Nationality

    Other names

    • Tommy Nakajima
    • 中嶋常幸

    Source: Wikipedia: Tsuneyuki Nakajima

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1975 Wikipedia

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1977 Japan PGA Championship winner
    • 1985 Japan Open Golf Championship winner
    • 1985 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament winner

    Source: Wikipedia: Tsuneyuki Nakajima

    Known for

    • Japanese professional golfer with 48 Japan Golf Tour wins. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Tsuneyuki Nakajima
    2. Wikidata: Q11364678
    3. R&A 1986
    4. Wikipedia Taiheiyo Masters (venue Gotemba 1977-present)
    5. Taiheiyo Club Gotemba information (hosts Taiheiyo Masters since 1977 opening)