Masashi Ozaki

was a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks between 1989 and 1998. He is the most successful player of all time on the Japan Golf Tour, having led the money list a record 12 times and won 94 tournaments, over 40 more than the second highest player. Ozaki was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

Career Ozaki was born in Kaifu District, Tokushima, on 24 January 1947.

He was a professional baseball pitcher/outfielder from 1965 to 1967 with the Nishitetsu Lions. However, he turned to professional golf at the age of 23 and won the Japan PGA Championship the following year.

Ozaki led the Japan Golf Tour in earnings in 1973–1974, 1977, 1988–1990, 1992, and 1994–1998. Ozaki finished 8th at the 1973 Masters Tournament and finished 6th at the 1989 U.S. Open. He competed at the Masters 19 times. He played occasionally on the PGA Tour from 1972 to 2000, in 96 tournaments, though never more than nine in one year. In these starts, his best finish was a T-4 at the 1993 Memorial Tournament. Ozaki played on the International Team in the 1996 Presidents Cup. Ozaki built "AON Age" with his rivals Isao Aoki and Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima.

As late as 2019, he still played occasionally on the Japan Golf Tour.

Personal life and death Ozaki's brothers Tateo "Jet" Ozaki and Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki were also professional golfers, both having played and won on the Japan Golf Tour.

Ozaki died of colorectal cancer on 23 December 2025, at the age of 78.

Awards and honors Ozaki won the Japan Golf Tour money list 12 times: in 1973, 1974, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 In 2011, Ozaki was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Professional wins (114) Japan Golf Tour wins (94) Legend Flagship events (2) Other Japan Golf Tour (92) 1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (12–9)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (4) 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–1)

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)

Other Japan wins (18) 1971 (5) Japan PGA Championship, Nippon Series, Golf Digest Tournament, Miki Gold Cup (tie with Billy Casper), Setouchi Series Hiroshima leg 1972 (9) Wizard Tournament, Sapporo Open, Kanto Open, All Nippon Doubles, Nippon Series, Grand Monarch Tournament, First Flight Tournament, Chiba Open, Asahi International 1976 Chiba Open 1984 Kanagawa Open 1985 Kanagawa Open 1992 Sanko Grand Summer Tournament

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances This list may be incomplete. World Cup (representing Japan): 1974, 1988 Four Tours World Championship: (representing Japan) 1986 (winners), 1987, 1989 Presidents Cup (International team): 1996