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Kikuo Arai (新井規矩雄, Arai Kikuo, born 11 December 1943) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Professional career
Arai played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times.
Arai also played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s. He played 45 events from 1983 to 1989, including 16 events in 1986. His best finish was a tie for second at the 1985 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. He played on the Champions Tour in 2000, with one top-10 finish at The Instinet Classic.
Professional wins (19)
= PGA of Japan Tour wins (6)
=PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–4)
= Other wins (12)
=1972 Tokai Classic
1976 Nagano Open
1978 Asahi Toy Ohashi Kyosen Invitational, Gunma Open
1980 Hakuryuko Open, Gunma Open
1982 Saitama Open
1984 Meikyukai Golden Star Charity Tournament, Gunma Open
1985 Meikyukai Golden Star Charity Tournament
1986 Asahi Breweries Ohashi Kyosen Tournament
1993 Sekisui Harmonate Meikyukai Charity Tournament
= Senior wins (1)
=1993 Maruman Senior Tournament
Results in major championships
Note: Arai only played in the Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
World Cup (representing Japan): 1983
Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1985
Nissan Cup (representing Japan): 1985
External links
Kikuo Arai at the Japan Golf Tour official site
Kikuo Arai at the PGA of Japan official website (in Japanese)
Kikuo Arai at the PGA Tour official site
Kikuo Arai at the European Tour official site
Kikuo Arai at the Official World Golf Ranking official site