Jinichiro Kozuma
| Jinichiro Kozuma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 July 1994 Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)[1] |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tours | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour |
| Former tours | Japan Challenge Tour LIV Golf |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 94 (3 April 2022)[2] (as of 15 February 2026) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2022 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2022, 2025 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Jinichiro Kozuma (born 7 July 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour since 2012, where he has won three times; at the 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, the 2022 Token Homemate Cup and the 2024 Sansan KBC Augusta.[1]
LIV Golf
In December 2023, Kozuma earned status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League, securing a place by finishing in the top three at the LIV Golf Promotions event.[3] He subsequently joined the Iron Heads GC.[4]
Kozuma's time on LIV Golf came to a close at the end of the 2025 season, when he was not resigned by the newly rebranded 'Korean Golf Club'.[5]
Professional wins (5)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Nov 2020 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −8 (71-65-68-68=272) | 1 stroke | Ryosuke Kinoshita
|
| 2 | 3 Apr 2022 | Token Homemate Cup | −14 (66-69-66-69=270) | Playoff | Yuto Katsuragawa
|
| 3 | 25 Aug 2024 | Sansan KBC Augusta | −19 (68-66-66-69=269) | Playoff | Yuwa Kosaihira
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Token Homemate Cup | Yuto Katsuragawa
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2024 | Sansan KBC Augusta | Yuwa Kosaihira
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Sep 2016 | Elite Grips Challenge | −13 (66-65=131) | 1 stroke | Daijiro Izumida, Hiroyuki Nagamatsu
|
Other wins (1)
- 2021 Kyusyu Open
Playoff record
LIV Golf League playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | LIV Golf Dallas |  Paul Casey,  Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Reed
|
Reed won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
References
- ^ a b c d "Jinichiro Kozuma". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Week 14 2022 Ending 3 Apr 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "LIV Golf: Finland's Kalle Samooja among 3 players to earn spots for 2024 season at promotions event". South China Morning Post. Reuters. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Iron Heads GC [@IronHeadsGC_] (31 January 2024). "We've got our guy ⚒️" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "LIV Golf parts with Kevin Na as team rebranded to Korean Golf Club". SuperSport. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
External links
- Jinichiro Kozuma at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Jinichiro Kozuma at the Asian Tour official site
- Jinichiro Kozuma at the PGA Tour official site
- Jinichiro Kozuma at the Official World Golf Ranking official site