Hiroshi Iwata


Hiroshi Iwata is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour.
Iwata was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He started playing golf at the age of 14, by his father's influence, who runs a local golf range and currently a professional golfer at the Japan Senior Tour. He played college golf at Tohoku Fukushi University.
Iwata turned professional in 2004 and has played on the Japan Golf Tour since then. His first win came at the 2014 Fujisankei Classic. In the second round of the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, Iwata shot a 63, which matched the lowest round in a major championship. Through the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals, he earned his PGA Tour card for 2016 by finishing 24th in the priority ranking.

Professional wins (2)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

Japan Golf Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12008Fujisankei Classic Toyokazu FujishimaLost to par on first extra hole
22014Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Hideki MatsuyamaLost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament20142015
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
ChampionsT3T64

"T" = tied