Naomichi Ozaki

Naomichi Ozaki 尾崎直道
Personal information
Nickname	Joe
Born	18 May 1956 (1956-05-18) (age 55) Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	76 kg (170 lb; 12.0 st)
Nationality	Japan
Career
Turned professional	1977
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	35
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	32
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T33: 1990
U.S. Open	T25: 1993
The Open Championship	T38: 1998
PGA Championship	T28: 1992
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour leading money winner	1991, 1999

Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki (尾崎直道, Ozaki Naomichi^?, ジョー Jō) (born 18 May 1956) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Ozaki was born in Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005. He ranks fourth on the list of most Japan Golf Tour wins. He topped the money list in 1991 and 1999. He is fourth on the career money list (through 2009).

Ozaki played 185 times on the PGA Tour from 1984 to 2001, primarily from 1993 to 2001. His best finish was a T-2 at the 1997 Buick Open. His best finish in a major championship was a T-25 at the 1993 U.S. Open. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

In 2005, he came in third at the Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament, and he began play on that tour after turning 50 in May 2006. His best finish is a T-3 in the 2006 Greater Kansas City Golf Classic.

Ozaki played on the International Team in the 1998 Presidents Cup.

Ozaki's older brother, Masashi "Jumbo", topped the Japan Golf Tour money list twelve times, and another brother, Tateo "Jet", is also a professional golfer.

Japan Golf Tour wins (32)

• 1984 (3) Shizuoka Open, Sapporo Tokyu Open, KBC Augusta
• 1985 (1) Nikkei Cup
• 1986 (1) Pepsi Ube Open
• 1987 (1) Kanto Pro Championship
• 1988 (4) Sapporo Tokyu Open, NST Niigata Open, ANA Open, Nippon Series
• 1989 (1) Seto Uthumi Open
• 1990 (3) Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup, Jun Classic, Nippon Series
• 1991 (4) Nikkei Cup, Suntory Open, Casio World Open, Nippon Series
• 1992 (3) Imperial Open, Suntory Open, Lark Cup
• 1994 (1) Acom International
• 1996 (1) Philip Morris Championship
• 1997 (2) PGA Philanthropy Tournament, Yonex Open Hiroshima
• 1999 (3) Tsuruya Open, Japan PGA Championship, Japan Open
• 2000 (1) Japan Open
• 2003 (1) Bridgestone Open
• 2005 (2) Tsuruya Open, The Crowns

Other wins (3)

• 1987 ??
• 1989 Daiichi Fudosan Cup, Imperial Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T62	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T46
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
The Masters	T33	DNP	DNP	T45	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T25	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T39	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD	T38	T45	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	DNP	T28	T44	DNP	T31	CUT	CUT	T44	T70	CUT	CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

This list may be incomplete.

• Four Tours World Championship: 1985, 1986 (winners), 1989
• Presidents Cup (International team): 1998 (winners)
• Royal Trophy (Asian team): 2007 (non-playing captain), 2009 (non-playing captain, winners), 2010 (non-playing captain), 2011 (non-playing captain)

See also

• List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins

External links

• Naomichi Ozaki at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Naomichi Ozaki at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Ozaki, Naomichi
Alternative names	Ozaki, Joe
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	18 May 1956
Place of birth	Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Date of death
Place of death