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Masahiro Kawamura
Masahiro Kawamura
Born: 25 June 1993
Birthplace: Mie, Japan
College: N/A
Resides: N/A
Major Wins: 0
Euro or PGA Tour Wins: 0
Other wins: 1
Grass Preference: Unknown
Significant Life Events: No
GBC Wind Performance Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
GBC Pressure Rating: ⭐⭐
BIO
Masahiro joined the European Tour in 2019 following several years of varied success on the Japanese Tour. A perennial runner up, he posted three 2nd place finishes in 2018 on the Japanese Tour, a 2nd at the Indian Open in 2019 and a 2nd at the Cyprus Showdown in 2020.
He had a solid 2021 with four top 10's on the European Tour.
He is a shorter hitter of the ball which limits his chances on longer courses. However, his exceptional short game allows him to compete at shorter, fiddly courses. He will likely have another chance to win in 2022.
Significant info
None.
Pressure Performance Analysis
Summary
Five 2nd place finishes in 5 years without a win says a lot, we have set his GBC Pressure Performance Rating to ⭐⭐.
November 2022
❌ Trailed by 3 shots at the Australian PGA Championship and shot 72 to lose by 7 shots.
August 2021
➖ Began five shots behind Jordan Smith and shot 69 to finish 2 shots behind.
November 2020
✅ Finished 2nd in final round of the Cyprus Showdown where the last 16 all started at level par. It was his lowest round of the week.
September 2020
❌ Started 1 shot behind George Coetzee at the Portugal Masters. Shot 70 to finish 5 behind Coetzee who shot 66.
March 2019
➖ Began the final round of Indian Open 2 shots behind Julien Suri and Callum Shinkwin. Shot 73 to finish alone in 2nd behind Steven Gallacher who shot 71. Leaders Suri and Shinkwin shot 77 and 78 so it was a decent effort by comparison.
October 2019
❌ Began 2 shots behind Matt Fitzpatrick at the Italian Open. Shot 71 to finish 5 shots behind Bernd Wiesberger who shot 65.
Trends
Stays Hot
Poated back to back top 10's in 2021 and 2020.
Events to back Kawamura
BMW PGA Championship
Could be a great outside play for this in future years, Wentworth plays to his strengths and finished top 20 in 2021 and 2020.
Playoff Record
0-1.
Lost a Japanese Tour playoff in 2018.
Significant Quotes
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