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inteRnAtionAL PLAYeRSyuta ikeda (yoU-tuh ih-Key-duh)FULL nAMe: Yuta IkedaHeiGHt: 5-9WeiGHt: 170BiRtHDAte: December 2, 1985BiRtHPLAce: chiba, JapanReSiDence: chiba, JapaneDUcAtion: tohoku Fukushi universityBeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t22—2010 World golf championships-ca championship.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (8):2009 Japan pga championship [Jpn], Vana H cup KBcaugusta [Jpn], canon open [Jpn], Bridgestone open [Jpn].2010 toshin golf tournament in Lake Wood [Jpn], aNaopen [Jpn], Bridgestone open [Jpn], Dunlop phoenix [Jpn].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t22—World golf championships-ca championship.2010 SeASon:Won four more times on the Japan golf tour, at thetoshin golf tournament in Lake Wood, the aNa open, theBridgestone open for a second consecutive year, and theDunlop phoenix…Had 11 pga tour starts, with a t22 atthe World golf championships-ca championship his bestshowing. also t29 at the masters tournament in his firstappearance at augusta National.PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank earnings2009 12010 11 7 1 $98,463total 12 7 1 98,463JAPAn GoLF toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 25 20 3 6 13 $1,068,695* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Won four times on the Japan golf tour to battlefor the top spot on that tour. In his only pga tour start,missed the cut at the British open. Won for the first timeon the Japan golf tour at the Japan pga championship.Won by seven strokes after taking a four-stroke lead into a36-hole final day. Beat Japan tour veteran Yasuharu Imanoin a playoff at the Vana H cup KBc augusta, earning his secondtitle of the year. Shot a final-round 64, which includedsix birdies on the front nine, to win the rain-shortenedcanon open. Shot a final-round 65 to win the Bridgestoneopen by two strokes over Kenichi Kuboya. the win movedhim to first on the money list and 35th in the official Worldgolf ranking in late october.PeRSonAL:His idol is former Japan golf tour star “Jumbo” ozaki...Wonthe 2003 Junior World golf championship in San Diego.PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 09 10masters 29u.S. opent58British opencut cutpgacutaccenture match play championship t33Bridgestone Invitationalt69ca championshipt22HSBc champions t51 t30PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.60Driving Distance ...........................................285.8Driving accuracy percentage .......................64.83%greens in regulation percentage ................61.47%putting average ...........................................1.819(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–Hp Byron Nelsonchampionship/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 64–2010 Hp ByronNelson championship/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $81,000–2010 World golf championships–ca championship/t22career High official World Rank: after 2010 Bob Hopeclassic/33Section 2 Player BiograPhiespgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-401