Yuta Ikeda
Yuta Ikeda is a Japanese professional golfer.
Professional career
Ikeda has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2008. Since his maiden victory in 2009, he has won a minimum of one tournament per season through 2017 and has a total of 21 victories.Ikeda has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking twice. In late 2009 he reached a high of 33rd. In late 2016/early 2017 he was again 33rd in the rankings.
Amateur wins
- 2002 Japan Junior Golf Championships
- 2003 Japan Junior Golf Championships, Junior World Golf Championships
Professional wins (22)
Japan Golf Tour wins (21)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
1 | 14 Jun 2009 | Japan PGA Championship | −14 | 7 strokes | Mitsuhiro Tateyama |
2 | 30 Aug 2009 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | −21 | Playoff | Yasuharu Imano |
3 | 11 Oct 2009 | Canon Open | −16 * | 4 strokes | Tomohiro Kondo, Han Lee |
4 | 25 Oct 2009 | Bridgestone Open | −16 | 2 strokes | Kenichi Kuboya |
5 | 19 Jul 2010 | Toshin Golf Tournament in LakeWood | −17 | 3 strokes | Shunsuke Sonoda |
6 | 22 Sep 2010 | ANA Open | −14 | 1 stroke | Kim Do-hoon, Jay Choi |
7 | 24 Oct 2010 | Bridgestone Open | −23 | 3 strokes | Michio Matsumura |
8 | 21 Nov 2010 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 | 2 strokes | Kim Kyung-tae |
9 | 31 Jul 2011 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −14 | 1 stroke | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
10 | 7 Oct 2012 | Canon Open | −17 | 3 strokes | Taichi Teshima |
11 | 3 Nov 2013 | Mynavi ABC Championship | −15 | Playoff | Hur Suk-ho |
12 | 19 Oct 2014 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −10 | 1 stroke | Shingo Katayama, Satoshi Kodaira |
13 | 30 Aug 2015 | RIZAP KBC Augusta | −20 | 5 strokes | Koumei Oda |
14 | 24 Apr 2016 | Panasonic Open Golf Championship1 | −13 | 3 strokes | Marcus Fraser, Kim Kyung-tae |
15 | 9 Oct 2016 | Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf | −14 | Playoff | Song Young-han |
16 | 27 Nov 2016 | Casio World Open | −13 * | 1 stroke | Ryuji Masaoka |
17 | 27 Aug 2017 | RIZAP KBC Augusta | −18 | 3 strokes | Kunihiro Kamii |
18 | 17 Sep 2017 | ANA Open | −13 | Playoff | Shugo Imahira, Ryuko Tokimatsu |
19 | 15 Oct 2017 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −8 | 1 stroke | Takumi Kanaya |
20 | 23 Sep 2018 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf1 | −15 | 6 strokes | Justin Harding |
21 | 2 Jun 2019 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | −7 | 1 stroke | Chan Kim |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
- The Japan Open Golf Championship is also a Japan major championship.
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 2009 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Yasuharu Imano | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2012 | Toshin Golf Tournament in Ryosen | Wu Ashun | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
3 | 2013 | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hur Suk-ho | Won with par on first extra hole |
4 | 2016 | Honma TourWorld Cup at Trophia Golf | Song Young-han | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 2016 | Heiwa PGM Championship | Hideto Tanihara | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
6 | 2017 | ANA Open | Shugo Imahira, Ryuko Tokimatsu | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut"T" = tied for place
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Championship | T22 | T55 | T61 | T46 | ||||||
Match Play | R64 | R64 | T51 | T29 | ||||||
Invitational | T69 | 75 | ||||||||
Champions | T51 | T30 | T29 | T72 | T64 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Team appearances
AmateurProfessional
- Royal Trophy : 2011
- World Cup : 2011
- EurAsia Cup : 2018