Yuta Sugiura
| Yuta Sugiura | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 12 September 2001 Takahama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Nihon University | ||
| Turned professional | 2023 | ||
| Current tours | Korn Ferry Tour Japan Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 | ||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2025 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Yuta Sugiura (杉浦 悠太, Sugiura Yuta; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he claimed his first win at the 2026 AdventHealth Championship. He also plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has three victories and was the 2025 Rookie of the Year.[1]
Amateur career
Sugiura was born in Takahama, Aichi Prefecture. He graduated from Fukui Institute of Technology High School, before attending Nihon University from 2020 to 2023.[2]
In 2018, Sugiura won the Japan Junior Championship. He finished 4th at the 2020 Australian Master of the Amateurs, six strokes behind winner Sahith Theegala.[3]
He played an active role on the national team, and won the 2022 Nomura Cup in the Philippines, both with the team and individually. His team finished 4th at the 2022 Asian Games.[2]
Sugiura tied for 3rd at the 2022 Japan Open Golf Championship. In 2023, his final year at university, he won the Japan Challenge Tour's Dunlop Phoenix Challenge, which earned him a spot in the 50th Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, where he became the seventh amateur to win on the Japan Golf Tour, winning by three strokes after starting the day a stroke behind overnight leader Hideki Matsuyama.[4]
Professional career
Sugiura turned professional the day after he won the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in November 2023 and joined the Japan Golf Tour. In 2024, he won the Japan PGA Championship in his first appearance. He finished top- 10 in five consecutive tournaments including a runner-up at the Kansai Open, to finish 11th in the season rankings.[2]
In 2025, Sugiura was runner-up at the Fujisankei Classic and the International Series Japan, behind Lucas Herbert. He qualified for his first major, the 2025 U.S. Open, in the qualifier at Tarao Country Club, alongside Jinichiro Kozuma and Scott Vincent. He won the ACN Championship and was named Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year.[5]
Sugiura joined the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour, where he won the AdventHealth Championship in Kansas City, Missouri.[6]
Amateur wins
- 2018 Ryo Ishikawa Cup Junior Championship, Japan Junior Championship
- 2019 JHGA Spring Championship 15-17
- 2022 Nomura Cup (Individual)
- 2023 Pacific Rim Collegiate Golf Super League Tournament
Source:[7]
Professional wins (5)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
| Legend |
|---|
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Nov 2023 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (as an amateur) |
−12 (64-68-69-71=272) | 3 strokes | Keita Nakajima, Taiga Semikawa |
| 2 | 7 Jul 2024 | Japan PGA Championship | −18 (65-66-65-72=268) | 1 stroke | Yuki Inamori, Taiga Semikawa |
| 3 | 9 Nov 2025 | ACN Championship | −13 (67-65-68=200)[a] | 3 strokes | Shu Fukuzumi, Shugo Imahira, Naoyuki Kataoka, Takashi Ogiso, Tatsunori Shogenji |
Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Aug 2026 | AdventHealth Championship | −19 (62-68-64-65=259) | 1 stroke |  Austin Hitt |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Sep 2023 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Challenge (as an amateur) |
−11 (75-66-64=205) | 1 stroke | Masato Sumiuchi (a) |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Team appearances
Amateur
- Spirit International Amateur (representing Japan): 2019
- Nomura Cup (representing Japan): 2022 (winners)
- Asian Games (representing Japan): 2022
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2023 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2023
Notes
- ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
- ↑ "Yuta Sugiura". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Yuta Sugiuras". Japan Golf Tour. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "2020 Australian Master of the Amateurs". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Yuta Sugiura takes down a Masters champion in his final amateur event". Amateur Golf. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Timely Confidence-Booster for US-Bound Sugiura". Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Yuta Sugiura earns first Korn Ferry Tour win at AdventHealth Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Yuta Sugiura". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
External links
- Yuta Sugiura at the PGA Tour official site
- Yuta Sugiura at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Yuta Sugiura at the Official World Golf Ranking official site