Daisuke Kataoka (片岡 大育, Kataoka Daisuke, born 17 October 1988) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Kataoka plays on the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. On the Asian Tour, he has three top-10 finishes including a trio of third places: 2011 Mercuries Taiwan Masters, 2013 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters, and 2013 Queen's Cup.[1] On the Japan Golf Tour, he won the 2015 Kansai Open Golf Championship,[2] the 2016 Top Cup Tokai Classic and the 2017 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf.

Professional wins (4)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 24 May 2015 Kansai Open Golf Championship −17 (66-67-67-67=267) 3 strokes Australia Brad Kennedy
2 2 Oct 2016 Top Cup Tokai Classic −16 (68-67-71-66=272) 1 stroke Japan Yuta Ikeda
3 24 Sep 2017 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf1 −12 (67-69-66-70=272) 2 strokes Japan Tadahiro Takayama, Thailand Poom Saksansin

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2016 The Crowns South Korea Kim Kyung-tae Lost to par on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 24 Sep 2017 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf1 −12 (67-69-66-70=272) 2 strokes Japan Tadahiro Takayama, Thailand Poom Saksansin

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Other wins (1)

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T15
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

References

  1. ^ "Daisuke Kataoka – Career Highlights". Asian Tour. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Kataoka bags 1st title in 8th season on tour". The Japan News. 27 May 2015.[permanent dead link]


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