Akira Yabe

Akira Yabe
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1946-06-01) 1 June 1946 (age 80)
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Career
SportGolf
StatusProfessional
Former tourJapan Golf Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour5
Other6

Akira Yabe (born 1 June 1946) is a Japanese professional golfer, most active in the 1970s and 1980s.

Professional career

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

Professional wins (11)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (5)

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

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(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)

  • 1978 Nagano Open
  • 1980 Kanagawa Open

Senior wins (4)

  • 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

Notes

  1. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ↑ "Akira Yabe winner of East Japan golf". Chicago Tribune. 30 June 1980. p. 61. Retrieved 4 November 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Moloney, Brendan (18 February 1986). "Circus moves in on lush Huntingdale". The Age. p. 58. Retrieved 4 November 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Webster, Jim (16 February 1985). "Langer's 64 one of the great Australian rounds". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 74. Retrieved 4 November 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Akira Yabe's 69 win 47th Japan Open by 5 strokes". The Baltimore Sun. 1 November 1982. p. 35. Retrieved 4 November 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Jones' jackpot after playoff". The Age. 29 August 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 4 November 2026 – via Newspapers.com.