Seiichi Kanai

Seiichi Kanai
金井清一
Seiichi Kanai; 金井清一
Personal information
Born	24 July 1940; Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Died	30 November 2022 (aged 82); Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Spouse	Sachiko
Career
Turned professional	1965
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	20
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	11
Other	9
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1986

Seiichi Kanai (金井清一, Kanai Seiichi, 24 July 1940 − 30 November 2022^[1]) was a Japanese professional golfer.

Kanai was born in Niigata. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional wins (20)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	26 Sep 1976	Japan PGA Championship	−7 (64-70-69-70=273)	Playoff	Shichiro Enomoto, Hsieh Min-Nan, Haruo Yasuda
2	16 Jul 1978	Kanto Open	−3 (70-72-74-69=285)	Playoff	Minoru Hiyoshi, Hsieh Min-Nan
3	23 Aug 1981	Kanto Pro Championship	−8 (71-68-69=208)*	Playoff	Yutaka Hagawa
4	27 Sep 1981	Hiroshima Open	−14 (66-69-67=202)*	Playoff	Lu Hsi-chuen
5	29 May 1983	Pepsi Ube Open	−14 (68-70-68-68=274)	2 strokes	Kouichi Inoue
6	16 Oct 1983	Golf Digest Tournament	−12 (69-70-69-68=276)	2 strokes	Kouichi Inoue
7	24 Mar 1985	Shizuoka Open	−4 (71-70-71-72=284)	1 stroke	Isao Aoki, Tomishege Ikeda, Tōru Nakamura
8	8 Sep 1985	Kanto Open	−11 (70-69-70-68=277)	5 strokes	Toshiharu Kawada
9	15 Dec 1985	Daikyo Open	−14 (67-66-70-71=274)	5 strokes	Masahiro Kuramoto, Hisashi Suzumura, Tsukasa Watanabe
10	7 Jun 1987	Tohoku Classic	−13 (71-69-70-65=275)	2 strokes	Hajime Meshiai
11	29 Jul 1990	NST Niigata Open	−10 (70-72-67-69=278)	1 stroke	Yukio Noguchi

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (4–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1976	Japan PGA Championship	Shichiro Enomoto, Hsieh Min-Nan, Haruo Yasuda	Won with par on third extra hole Hsieh and Yasuda eliminated by par on first hole
2	1978	Kanto Open	Minoru Hiyoshi, Hsieh Min-Nan
3	1981	Kanto Pro Championship	Yutaka Hagawa	Won with par on first extra hole
4	1981	Hiroshima Open	Lu Hsi-chuen	Won with birdie on first extra hole
5	1985	Japan PGA Championship	Tateo Ozaki	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
6	1988	Mizuno Open	Yoshimi Niizeki	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	2 Mar 1986	Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open	+1 (72-73-70-70=285)	1 stroke	Ian Baker-Finch

this list is probably incomplete

^ "ゴルファーの金井清一さん死去　日本プロ選手権2勝、82歳" [Golfer Seiichi Kanai dies at the age of 82 after winning two Japanese professional championships] (in Japanese). 20 January 2023.

Seiichi Kanai 金井清一
Personal information
Born	(1940-07-24)24 July 1940 Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Died	30 November 2022(2022-11-30) (aged 82) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Spouse	Sachiko
Career
Turned professional	1965
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	20
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	11
Other	9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1986