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Akira Yabe

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Akira Yabe
Personal information
Born (1946-06-01) 1 June 1946 (age 78)
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour5
Other6

Akira Yabe (born 1 June 1946) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Yabe played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times. His biggest win came in 1982 in the Japan Open Golf Championship.

Professional wins (11)

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 16 Apr 1978 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament −5 (65-70=135) 1 stroke Australia Brian Jones, Japan Yoshikazu Yokoshima
2 1 Apr 1979 Shizuoka Open +1 (71-75-71=217)* 2 strokes Japan Kikuo Arai, Japan Shigeru Nonaka
3 29 Jun 1980 Kanto Pro Championship −14 (68-68-66-72=274) 4 strokes Japan Toshiharu Kawada
4 20 Jul 1980 Descente Cup Hokkoku Open −10 (71-69-69-69=278) 4 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo
5 31 Oct 1982 Japan Open Golf Championship −7 (71-70-67-69=277) 5 strokes Japan Yutaka Hagawa, Japan Naomichi Ozaki

*Note: The 1979 Shizuoka Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1977 KBC Augusta Australia Brian Jones Lost to par on second extra hole
2 1981 Shizuoka Open Japan Isao Aoki Lost to par on third extra hole
3 1984 Bridgestone Aso Open Japan Katsuji Hasegawa, Japan Hideto Shigenobu

Other wins (2)

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  • 1978 Nagano Open
  • 1980 Kanagawa Open

Senior wins (4)

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  • 2007 Handa Cup Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
  • 2008 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
  • 2014 Starts Senior Tournament, Japan Professional Gold Senior Championship Golf Partner Cup
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