Tsukada Ends Nine-Year Drought, Wins Dunlop Phoenix at 13 Under

Overview

• He posted four birdies and one bogey in the final round for a 67, reaching 267 total and earning the ¥40 million winner’s share.
• Riki Kawamoto, Ryuken Seigenji, and Mikumu Horikawa shared second place at 8 under.
• Hideki Matsuyama, in his first Japan Tour start of the season after finishing runner-up here last year, placed fifth at 7 under.
• He converted a two-shot 54-hole lead that he held over Lee Sang-hee and Neil Shipley entering Sunday.
• The tournament was played on the 7,117-yard, par-70 Phoenix Country Club course in Miyazaki with a ¥200 million purse.