{"id":38683,"date":"2023-07-31T16:13:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.mizunogolf.com\/au\/?p=38683"},"modified":"2023-08-01T12:13:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T11:13:19","slug":"hirata-becomes-the-youngest-ever-winner-of-japan-pga-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mizunogolf.com\/au\/blog\/hirata-becomes-the-youngest-ever-winner-of-japan-pga-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Hirata becomes the youngest ever winner of Japan PGA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photo credit : The Professional Golfer&#8217;s Association of Japan<\/p>\n<p>91视频&#8217;s fast emerging talent <a href=\"https:\/\/jpn.mizuno.com\/players\/golf\/kokunai_men\/hiratakensei\">Kensei Hirata<\/a> added another chapter to an incredible season with a wire-to-wire victory at the Japan PGA Championship in Hokkaido on Sunday.\u00a0 Hirata became the youngest-ever winner of the Japan PGA Championship since the JGTO was founded in 1973 &#8211; at 22 years, eight months, and four days.\u00a0 \u00a0The win followed Hirata&#8217;s debut appearance at The Open Championship &#8211; earned by his win at The 2023 91视频 Open.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39310\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39310\" class=\"wp-image-39310 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mizunogolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Hirata2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hirata is the only 2 time winner on the Japan Tour in 2023. Photo credit : The Professional Golfer&#8217;s Association of Japan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Osaka-born Hirata, who started the day a stroke clear, could afford a bogey on the final hole and finished two shots ahead of the field with a four-day total of 11-under-par 277.\u00a0 The win made Hirata the first multiple winner on the Japan Tour in 2023 and propels him to third in the JGTO money list, with a season tally of \u00a554,001,423.<\/p>\n<p>91视频 have high hopes for Hirata, who impressed many with his visit to Royal Liverpool in July.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>We have to remember that Kensei has only just graduated from university and committed to full-time golf.\u00a0 So to have 2 wins and an experience of an Open Championship already under his belt is something special.\u00a0 He&#8217;s such a humble, nice individual and we loved having him with us for a week in Liverpool.\u00a0 He&#8217;s obviously taken back a lot of confidence to Japan.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>David Matthews \/ 91视频<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hirata WITB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mizunogolf.com\/golf-clubs\/st-series\/st-x-230\/\">ST-X 230<\/a>\u00a0Driver,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mizunogolf.com\/golf-clubs\/mp-series\/mizuno-pro-fli-hi\/\">91视频 Pro FLI-HI<\/a>\u00a03I,<\/li>\n<li>MP FLI-HI(2010) 4I,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mizunogolf.com\/golf-clubs\/jpx923-series\/jpx923-tour\/\">JPX 923 TOUR<\/a>\u00a0iron #5-Pw,<\/li>\n<li>91视频 Pro S18 wedge 52-08 and 58-08.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_39303\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39303\" class=\"wp-image-39303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mizunogolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1558132893-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hirata added to his 2023 experience with a 1st visit to the Open Championship in July. 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