About Kaname Yokoo
Born 1972. Kaname Yokoo is a Japanese golfer.
Kaname Yokoo (, born 24 July 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Early life Yokoo was born in Tokyo.
Professional career Yokoo plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour and has five wins there. After he won the Japan PGA Match-Play Championship in 2000 he reached his highest world ranking of #95.
Yokozuna's played full-time on the PGA Tour from 2001 to 2003 with his best finish a T-2 at the 2002 Phoenix Open. He recorded four other top-10 finishes on tour.
He finished runner-up at the 2005 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, losing to Tiger Woods in a playoff.
Amateur wins 1994 Asian Games
Professional wins (7) Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
Other wins (2) 2009 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf 2017 Legend Charity Pro-Am
Results in major championships Note: Yokoo only played in the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
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Who is Kaname Yokoo?
professional golfer
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Kaname Yokoo was born on 24 July 1972 in Tokyo.
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Kaname Yokoo is Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Kaname Yokoo. https://biography.guide/kaname-yokoo/
MLA: "Kaname Yokoo." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/kaname-yokoo/.
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