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Masaru Amono (9 August 1942 – 28 July 2006), also known as Masaru Amano, was a Japanese professional golfer.
| Masaru Amono | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 August 1942 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 28 July 2006 (aged 63) |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
Amono played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times. As a senior golfer, he won the 1995 Senior PGA Tour qualifying school in the United States and played on the tour in 1996. His best finishes were a pair of tied for fourths at the Cadillac NFL Golf Classic and the Northville Long Island Classic.
Professional wins (3)
editPGA of Japan Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Oct 1978 | Golf Digest Tournament | −8 (66-69-74-71=280) | 1 stroke |  Shinsaku Maeda, Masashi Ozaki
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| 2 | 23 Sep 1979 | Kanto Open | −10 (68-76-69-65=278) | 2 strokes | Kikuo Arai, Kenji Mori, Masashi Ozaki
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| 3 | 17 Jul 1983 | Gunmaken Open | −2 (72-68-74=214) | 1 stroke | Pete Izumikawa, Akira Yabe
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External links
edit- Masaru Amono at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Masaru Amono at the PGA Tour official site
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