Yuta Ikeda
Introduction '''Yuta Ikeda''' (; born 22 December 1985) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Professional career Ikeda has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2008.Since his maiden victory in 2009, he has won a minimum of one tournament per season through 2017 and has a total of 21 victories.Ikeda has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking twice. In late 2009 he reached a high of 33rd. In late 2016/early 2017 he was again 33rd in the rankings.
Amateur wins *2002 Japan Junior Golf Championships*2003 Japan Junior Golf Championships, Junior World Golf Championships
Professional wins (24) ===Japan Golf Tour wins (21)==='''Legend''' Flagship events (2) Japan majors (3) Other Japan Golf Tour (18)No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up114 Jun 2009Japan PGA Championship−14 (65-67-69-65=266)7 strokes Mitsuhiro Tateyama230 Aug 2009Vana H Cup KBC Augusta−21 (69-66-69-63=267)Playoff Yasuharu Imano311 Oct 2009Canon Open−16 (64-72-64=200)*4 strokes Tomohiro Kondo,  Han Lee425 Oct 2009Bridgestone Open−16 (67-67-71-65=270)2 strokes Kenichi Kuboya519 Jul 2010Toshin Golf Tournament in LakeWood−17 (68-66-64-73=271)3 strokes Shunsuke Sonoda622 Sep 2010ANA Open−14 (70-71-66-67=274)1 stroke Kim Do-hoon,  Jay Choi724 Oct 2010Bridgestone Open (2)−23 (67-71-65-62=265)3 strokes Michio Matsumura821 Nov 2010Dunlop Phoenix Tournament−15 (67-66-70-66=269)2 strokes Kim Kyung-tae931 Jul 2011Sun Chlorella Classic−14 (66-72-64-72=274)1 stroke Tetsuji Hiratsuka107 Oct 2012Canon Open (2)−17 (66-68-68-69=271)3 strokes Taichi Teshima113 Nov 2013Mynavi ABC Championship−15 (63-69-70-67=269)Playoff Hur Suk-ho1219 Oct 2014Japan Open Golf Championship−10 (64-68-66-72=270)1 stroke Shingo Katayama,  Satoshi Kodaira1330 Aug 2015RIZAP KBC Augusta (2)−20 (66-65-71-66=268)5 strokes Koumei Oda1424 Apr 2016Panasonic Open Golf Championship1−13 (67-73-66-65=271)3 strokes Marcus Fraser,  Kim Kyung-tae159 Oct 2016Honma TourWorld Cup−14 (68-67-69-66=270)Playoff Song Young-han1627 Nov 2016Casio World Open−13 (72-64-67=203)*1 stroke Ryuji Masaoka1727 Aug 2017RIZAP KBC Augusta (3)−18 (69-67-67-67=270)3 strokes Kunihiro Kamii1817 Sep 2017ANA Open (2)−13 (70-69-65-71=275)Playoff Shugo Imahira,  Ryuko Tokimatsu1915 Oct 2017Japan Open Golf Championship (2)−8 (67-66-67-72=272)1 stroke Takumi Kanaya (a)2023 Sep 2018Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf1−15 (69-66-66-68=269)6 strokes Justin Harding212 Jun 2019Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open−7 (70-74-66-71=281)1 stroke Chan Kim''Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather. ''1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour* The Japan Open Golf Championship is also a Japan major championship. '''Japan Golf Tour playoff record (4–2)'''No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12009Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Yasuharu ImanoWon with birdie on second extra hole22012Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen Wu AshunLost to birdie on fourth extra hole32013Mynavi ABC Championship Hur Suk-hoWon with par on first extra hole42016Honma TourWorld Cup Song Young-hanWon with birdie on first extra hole52016Heiwa PGM Championship Hideto TaniharaLost to birdie on first extra hole62017ANA Open Shugo Imahira,  Ryuko TokimatsuWon with birdie on first extra hole===Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)===No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up110 Jul 2008Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament−9 (65-68=133)3 strokes Norihiko Furusho,  Taigen Tsumagari===Other wins (2)===*2012 Legend Charity Pro-Am*2013 Legend Charity Pro-Am
Results in major championships Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters Tournament29CUTCUTCUTU.S. OpenT58CUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT38CUTT72CUTT51PGA ChampionshipCUTT45T33CUTT65Tournament2019Masters TournamentPGA Championship U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUT = missed the half-way cut"T" = tied for place===Summary===Tournament  Wins  2nd  3rd  Top-5  Top-10  Top-25  Events  Cuts madeMasters Tournament          0  0  0  0  0  0  4  1PGA Championship            0  0  0  0  0  0  5  3U.S. Open  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  1The Open Championship       0  0  0  0  0  0  8  3Totals                                     0  0  0  0  0  0  20  8*Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (four times)*Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in World Golf Championships ''Results not in chronological order prior to 2015. ''Tournament  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018ChampionshipT22T55T61T46Match PlayR64R64T51T29InvitationalT6975ChampionsT51T30T29T72T64QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play"T" = tied
Team appearances '''Amateur'''*Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2004, 2006*Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2004 (winners), 2006'''Professional'''*Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2011*World Cup (representing Japan): 2011*EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2018
See also *List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins*Lowest rounds of golf
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