| Seiji Ebihara 海老原 清治 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 2 April 1949 Chiba Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) | ||
| Nationality |  Japan | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1970 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 18 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||
| European Senior Tour | 6 | ||
| Other | 11 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Seiji Ebihara (海老原 清治, Ebihara Seiji, born 2 April 1949) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Ebihara was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and had career earnings of over ¥260 million.
Ebihara joined the European Seniors Tour in 2000 and has won six tournaments on it. In 2002 he topped the Order of Merit. He played in the UBS Cup in 2002.
Professional wins (18)
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 May 1985 | Chunichi Crowns | −4 (70-70-66-70=276) | 2 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | Daikyo Open | Hiroshi Makino, Isamu Sugita | Sugita won with birdie on second extra hole Ebihara eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (4)
- 1982 Chiba Open
- 1984 Shinhan Donghae Open
- 1991 Sanko Grand Summer Championship[1]
European Senior Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 May 2001 | AIB Irish Seniors Open | −9 (65-71-71=207) | 1 stroke |  Simon Owen |
| 2 | 17 Jun 2001 | Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters | −3 (69-73-71=213) | Playoff |  Delroy Cambridge,  Denis Durnian |
| 3 | 19 May 2002 | AIB Irish Seniors Open (2) | −8 (66-72-70=208) | 2 strokes | Denis Durnian |
| 4 | 7 Jul 2002 | Wales Seniors Open | −4 (68-69-66=203) | 3 strokes | Denis Durnian,  Christy O'Connor Jnr |
| 5 | 4 Aug 2002 | De Vere PGA Seniors Championship | −21 (69-67-65-66=267) | 10 strokes |  George Burns, Steve Stull |
| 6 | 11 Jul 2004 | Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic | −13 (70-67-66=203) | 2 strokes | David Oakley |
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters | Delroy Cambridge, Denis Durnian | Won with birdie on third extra hole Cambridge eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2004 | De Vere PGA Seniors Championship | Carl Mason, Jim Rhodes | Mason won with birdie on second extra hole Rhodes eliminated by par on first hole |
Other senior wins (7)
- 2000 Castle Hill Open
- 2001 N.Cup Senior Open
- 2002 PGA Philanthropy Big Rizak Senior Tournament
- 2006 Yonex Senior Open Okinawa
- 2007 Kyoei Sangyo Takanosu Senior Open
- 2010 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
- 2013 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
Team appearances
- UBS Warburg Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2002
References
- ^ "PGA member profile | Seiji Ebihara" (in Japanese). PGA of Japan. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links
- Seiji Ebihara at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Seiji Ebihara at the European Tour official site
- Seiji Ebihara at the Official World Golf Ranking official site