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Yoshihara, Hidetoshi
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Hidetoshi Yoshihara
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
- High School:
- Woodbridge HS
Bio
SUMMER 2019
Yoshihara tied for 10th in stroke play at the Western Amateur (-5, 275) to make the Sweet Sixteen of match play ... tied for 22nd at the Pacific Coast Amateur (-3, 281) ... tied for 25th at the Asia-Pacific Amateur (+2, 290) ... tied for 26th at both the Sahalee Players Championship and the Trans-Miss Amateur ... tied for 52nd at the Northeast Amateur.
2018-2019
Recorded his second collegiate victory at the SeattleU Redhawk Invitational, finishing at 13-under 200 ... opened with a 4-under 67 and tied single-round school records for score (62) and relation to par (-9) in round two, winning by two strokes ... had a scoring average of 71.6, two Top 10s, six Top 20s, 14 under-par rounds and nine rounds in the 60s ... tied for eighth at the Arizona Intercollegiate (-8, 205), going under par in all three rounds, including a 4-under 67 in round one and a 3-under 68 in round two ... tied for 17th at both the Wyoming Cowboy Classic (-4, 212), opening with a 5-under 67, and The Prestige (+4, 217) ... tied for 19th at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (-1, 143), shooting a 4-under 68 in round two ... tied for 20th at the Windon Memorial Classic (+2, 218) ... recorded back-to-back, 1-under 69s to open the NCAA Pullman Regional (T-37, -1, 209) ... tied for 37th at the Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship, posting a 1-under 70 in round two ... closed with a 2-under 69 at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (+1, 214, T-53) ... was a combined 5-under in his round ones and 3-under in his round twos.
SUMMER 2018
Was the runner-up at the California Amateur Championship ... tied for third in stroke play (-3, 141) ... in match play, won 1-up in the round of 32, 3&2 in the round of 16, 4&3 in the quarterfinals and 5&4 in the semifinals before falling 1-up in the 36-hole final ... tied for eighth (+1, 289) at the Sahalee Players Championship ... tied for ninth at the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship (-4, 280) ... tied for 16th at the Players Amateur (-5, 279) and tied for 46th in stroke play at the U.S. Amateur (+3, 146), falling in the first round of match play.
2017-2018
Named to the All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team ... posted a scoring average of 72.1, which was second on the team, recording five Top 10s, 14 under-par rounds and eight rounds in the 60s ... finished under par in seven of 14 tournaments ... tied for second at The Farms Invitational (-3, 213) ... was solo third at the Southwestern Invitational (-3, 213) ... tied for third at the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills (-2, 214), shooting a 5-under 67 in the second round ... tied for sixth at the rain-shortened Inverness Intercollegiate (-4, 138), posting a 4-under 67 in his first round of the season ... tied for seventh at the El Macero Classic (+6, 222) ... tied for 16th at the Pac-12 Championships (-3, 281), shooting a final-round, 4-under 67 ... opened the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a 4-under 68 and a 3-under 69, finishing with a total of 4-under 212 (T-23) ... tied for 11th at the Jackrabbit Invitational (-2, 214), closing with a 4-under 68 ... shot a season-best, 7-under 65 in the final round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate.
SUMMER 2017
Tied for sixth at the California State Fair Amateur Championship (-11, 205), tied for 10th at the California Amateur Championship (-1, 141, made round of 16 in match play), tied for 31st at the Pacific Coast Championship and tied for 41st at the Sahalee Players Championship.
2016-2017
Named All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team ... led the team in scoring average (72.5) in 11 events and 32 rounds ... picked up his first collegiate victory at The Maxwell, finishing as the only player in red numbers at 1-under 209 ... had four Top 10s, placing fourth at The Hayt (-4, 212), tying for fifth at the Lamkin San Diego Classic (-5, 211) and tying for sixth at the Gifford Collegiate (-6, 138) ... recorded 10 under-par rounds and six in the 60s ... finished under par in five tournaments ... shot a 6-under 66 in the second round of the Gifford and a 4-under 66 in the second round of The Maxwell ... had a 4-under 68 in the final round of The Hayt and a 2-under 68 in the second round of the Marquette Intercollegiate ... tallied 3-under 69s in the first and final rounds at the Lamkin Classic ... was under par in all three rounds of the Amer Ari Invitational with an opening-round 71 (-1) and a pair of 70s (-2), finishing at 5-under 211 (T-22) ... also had a 1-under 71 in the first round of The Hayt ... in the postseason, tied for 47th at the Pac-12 Championships (+14, 224) and tied for 62nd at the NCAA Regional (+18, 231).
AMATEUR GOLF
Was a two-time Rolex All-American, earning Honorable Mention in 2015 and Second Team in 2014 ... was the runner-up at the California State Amateur Championship in 2016 ... participated in the 2016 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 Wyndham Cup ... recorded one AJGA victory ... shot a 62 at Oak Creek Golf Club to set a course record ... posted top-five finishes at the Thunderbird International in 2015 and 2016.
WOODBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of golf at Woodbridge High School in Irvine, Calif. ... birdied his final four holes to win the CIF State Championship, shooting a 6-under 65, which was the lowest score at CIF State since 2006 (Rickie Fowler, 64) ... never posted a round worse than par in seven postseason rounds as a senior, finishing his championship run with a cumulative score of 15-under ... placed T-4 at the SCGA So Cal Championships ... helped WHS to the CIF-Southern Section South Coast Team Regional in 2016 ... named the 2016 Orange County Register Boys Golfer of the Year ... coached by Tracy Roberts.
PERSONAL
Born in Japan and moved to the United States in 2011 ... parents are Yumiko and Norio Yoshihara ... has a younger sister, Yuki, who is a freshman on the UCLA women's golf team ... chose to attend UCLA because he loves the campus and location, the competitiveness of the golf team, the coaching staff and the academics ... thing he likes the most about golf is that it isn't about your physical strength, but more about your mental game and how you handle yourself on the course ... biggest athletic thrill was winning his first AJGA event in a five-hole playoff ... started playing golf at the age of two and was a top-five ranked golfer in Japan in the sixth grade ... athlete he most admires is Tiger Woods ... favorites include eating sushi and the Los Angeles Dodgers ... majoring in political science.
Hidetoshi Yoshihara's Career Statistics
Yoshihara tied for 10th in stroke play at the Western Amateur (-5, 275) to make the Sweet Sixteen of match play ... tied for 22nd at the Pacific Coast Amateur (-3, 281) ... tied for 25th at the Asia-Pacific Amateur (+2, 290) ... tied for 26th at both the Sahalee Players Championship and the Trans-Miss Amateur ... tied for 52nd at the Northeast Amateur.
2018-2019
Recorded his second collegiate victory at the SeattleU Redhawk Invitational, finishing at 13-under 200 ... opened with a 4-under 67 and tied single-round school records for score (62) and relation to par (-9) in round two, winning by two strokes ... had a scoring average of 71.6, two Top 10s, six Top 20s, 14 under-par rounds and nine rounds in the 60s ... tied for eighth at the Arizona Intercollegiate (-8, 205), going under par in all three rounds, including a 4-under 67 in round one and a 3-under 68 in round two ... tied for 17th at both the Wyoming Cowboy Classic (-4, 212), opening with a 5-under 67, and The Prestige (+4, 217) ... tied for 19th at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (-1, 143), shooting a 4-under 68 in round two ... tied for 20th at the Windon Memorial Classic (+2, 218) ... recorded back-to-back, 1-under 69s to open the NCAA Pullman Regional (T-37, -1, 209) ... tied for 37th at the Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship, posting a 1-under 70 in round two ... closed with a 2-under 69 at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (+1, 214, T-53) ... was a combined 5-under in his round ones and 3-under in his round twos.
SUMMER 2018
Was the runner-up at the California Amateur Championship ... tied for third in stroke play (-3, 141) ... in match play, won 1-up in the round of 32, 3&2 in the round of 16, 4&3 in the quarterfinals and 5&4 in the semifinals before falling 1-up in the 36-hole final ... tied for eighth (+1, 289) at the Sahalee Players Championship ... tied for ninth at the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship (-4, 280) ... tied for 16th at the Players Amateur (-5, 279) and tied for 46th in stroke play at the U.S. Amateur (+3, 146), falling in the first round of match play.
2017-2018
Named to the All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team ... posted a scoring average of 72.1, which was second on the team, recording five Top 10s, 14 under-par rounds and eight rounds in the 60s ... finished under par in seven of 14 tournaments ... tied for second at The Farms Invitational (-3, 213) ... was solo third at the Southwestern Invitational (-3, 213) ... tied for third at the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills (-2, 214), shooting a 5-under 67 in the second round ... tied for sixth at the rain-shortened Inverness Intercollegiate (-4, 138), posting a 4-under 67 in his first round of the season ... tied for seventh at the El Macero Classic (+6, 222) ... tied for 16th at the Pac-12 Championships (-3, 281), shooting a final-round, 4-under 67 ... opened the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a 4-under 68 and a 3-under 69, finishing with a total of 4-under 212 (T-23) ... tied for 11th at the Jackrabbit Invitational (-2, 214), closing with a 4-under 68 ... shot a season-best, 7-under 65 in the final round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate.
SUMMER 2017
Tied for sixth at the California State Fair Amateur Championship (-11, 205), tied for 10th at the California Amateur Championship (-1, 141, made round of 16 in match play), tied for 31st at the Pacific Coast Championship and tied for 41st at the Sahalee Players Championship.
2016-2017
Named All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team ... led the team in scoring average (72.5) in 11 events and 32 rounds ... picked up his first collegiate victory at The Maxwell, finishing as the only player in red numbers at 1-under 209 ... had four Top 10s, placing fourth at The Hayt (-4, 212), tying for fifth at the Lamkin San Diego Classic (-5, 211) and tying for sixth at the Gifford Collegiate (-6, 138) ... recorded 10 under-par rounds and six in the 60s ... finished under par in five tournaments ... shot a 6-under 66 in the second round of the Gifford and a 4-under 66 in the second round of The Maxwell ... had a 4-under 68 in the final round of The Hayt and a 2-under 68 in the second round of the Marquette Intercollegiate ... tallied 3-under 69s in the first and final rounds at the Lamkin Classic ... was under par in all three rounds of the Amer Ari Invitational with an opening-round 71 (-1) and a pair of 70s (-2), finishing at 5-under 211 (T-22) ... also had a 1-under 71 in the first round of The Hayt ... in the postseason, tied for 47th at the Pac-12 Championships (+14, 224) and tied for 62nd at the NCAA Regional (+18, 231).
AMATEUR GOLF
Was a two-time Rolex All-American, earning Honorable Mention in 2015 and Second Team in 2014 ... was the runner-up at the California State Amateur Championship in 2016 ... participated in the 2016 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 Wyndham Cup ... recorded one AJGA victory ... shot a 62 at Oak Creek Golf Club to set a course record ... posted top-five finishes at the Thunderbird International in 2015 and 2016.
WOODBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of golf at Woodbridge High School in Irvine, Calif. ... birdied his final four holes to win the CIF State Championship, shooting a 6-under 65, which was the lowest score at CIF State since 2006 (Rickie Fowler, 64) ... never posted a round worse than par in seven postseason rounds as a senior, finishing his championship run with a cumulative score of 15-under ... placed T-4 at the SCGA So Cal Championships ... helped WHS to the CIF-Southern Section South Coast Team Regional in 2016 ... named the 2016 Orange County Register Boys Golfer of the Year ... coached by Tracy Roberts.
PERSONAL
Born in Japan and moved to the United States in 2011 ... parents are Yumiko and Norio Yoshihara ... has a younger sister, Yuki, who is a freshman on the UCLA women's golf team ... chose to attend UCLA because he loves the campus and location, the competitiveness of the golf team, the coaching staff and the academics ... thing he likes the most about golf is that it isn't about your physical strength, but more about your mental game and how you handle yourself on the course ... biggest athletic thrill was winning his first AJGA event in a five-hole playoff ... started playing golf at the age of two and was a top-five ranked golfer in Japan in the sixth grade ... athlete he most admires is Tiger Woods ... favorites include eating sushi and the Los Angeles Dodgers ... majoring in political science.
Hidetoshi Yoshihara's Career Statistics
| YEAR | STARTS | ROUNDS | WINS | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | UNDER PAR | UNDER 70 | AVG. | LOW |
| 2016-2017 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 72.5 | 66 |
| 2017-2018 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 72.1 | 65 |
| 2018-2019 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 71.6 | 62 |
| TOTALS | 38 | 113 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 23 | 72.1 | 62 |
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