Katsuyoshi Tomori
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Katsuyoshi Tomori (友利勝良, born 25 October 1954 in Okinawa) is a Japanese golfer. He turned professional in 1983. His tournament wins in Japan include the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant Open and the 1995 Japan Matchplay Championship, and as of 2005 he had seven wins on the Japan Golf Tour in total.
In 1996 Tomori became the first Japanese professional to enter the European Tour Qualifying School. He was successful and played in Europe for three seasons, making the top eighty on the Order of Merit each time, with a best Order of Merit placing of 47th in 1998. After the 2000 season he returned to the Japan Golf Tour.
Tomori now plays in senior tournaments and in 2006 he became the fourth Japanese golfer to win a tournament on the European Seniors Tour when he won the Scandinavian Senior Open.[1]
[edit] Team appearances
- Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1999
- World Cup of Golf: 1990, 1993
[edit] References
- ^ Tomori Takes Route 66 To Glory in Denmark, europeantour.com, 19 August, 2006.
