American professional golfer (born 1955)
David S. Ishii (born July 26, 1955) is an American professional golfer of Japanese descent.
Early life
Ishii grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and graduated from Kauai High School. As a junior in high school, he won the Hawaii State High School Championship.
Amateur career
Ishii played his collegiate golf at the University of Houston from 1974 to 1977. He won four individual events, was a member of the 1977 NCAA Championship team, and was a 1977 All-American .[ 3]
Professional career
He turned professional in 1979. He led the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 1987. He has 14 victories on the Japan Golf Tour and is 13th on the career money list.
Ishii won the inaugural Kapalua Open in 1982 and also won the 1990 Hawaiian Open , a PGA Tour event. He was the second Hawaiian native to win the event, after Ted Makalena in 1966.
Ishii currently participates on the Japan Senior PGA Tour and opened Ishii Golf Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii .
Amateur wins
Professional wins (20)
PGA Tour wins (1)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (14)
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin of victory
Runner(s)-up
1
Jun 9, 1985
Tohoku Classic
−13 (72-63-68-72=275)
5 strokes
Naomichi Ozaki
2
May 4, 1986
Chunichi Crowns
−6 (68-67-71-68=274)
4 strokes
Tsuneyuki Nakajima
3
Aug 3, 1986
NST Niigata Open
−12 (68-70-66-72=276)
1 stroke
Tateo Ozaki
4
Jun 14, 1987
Sapporo Tokyu Open
−12 (67-68-70-71=276)
3 strokes
Tōru Nakamura
5
Jun 28, 1987
Mizuno Open
−16 (67-66-69-70=272)
8 strokes
Chen Tze-ming , Tōru Nakamura
6
Jul 26, 1987
Japan PGA Championship
−8 (73-67-69-71=280)
1 stroke
Brian Jones , Seiichi Kanai
7
Oct 25, 1987
Bridgestone Open
−6 (69-71-72-70=282)
Playoff
Hiroshi Makino , Nobuo Serizawa
8
Nov 29, 1987
Casio World Open
−12 (67-69-73-67=276)
2 strokes
Sam Torrance
9
Dec 6, 1987
Golf Nippon Series
−7 (69-69=138)*
Shared title with Isao Aoki
10
May 15, 1988
Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup
6 and 5
Noboru Sugai
11
Jun 21, 1992
Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open
−10 (69-68-71-70=278)
1 stroke
Brian Jones
12
Mar 21, 1993
Dydo Shizuoka Open
−13 (68-71-71-65=275)
3 strokes
Hajime Meshiai
13
Mar 21, 1994
Maruman Open
−9 (69-71-67-72=279)
Playoff
Hirofumi Miyase , Nobuo Serizawa
14
Sep 11, 1994
Suntory Open
−11 (72-68-69-68=277)
Playoff
Hisayuki Sasaki
*Note: The 1987 Golf Nippon Series was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–5)
Other wins (4)
Senior wins (1)
2017 Hawaii State Senior Open
Results in major championships
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in senior major championships
Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Ishii never played in The Tradition or the Senior Players Championship .
See also
References
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