Kaname Yokoo

Got interested in golf at age 10 in 1983 when he saw countryman Isao Aoki become the first Japanese player to win a PGA Tour event at the Hawaiian Open. Played on the Japanese Tour until he joined the PGA Tour at the end of 2000. Rejoined the Japan Tour full time in 2004.

1996 Japan Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 32; in money - 25; Top-10 finishes: 8; stroke average 71.32 (ranked 32nd); money ¥31,950,101 (ranked 30th); best finish, T5th, Gene Sarazen Jun Classic, Japan Open & Sanko Grand Summer Championship.

1997 Japan Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 34; in money - 22; top-10 finishes - 3; stroke average 71.47 (ranked 45th); money ¥38,027,502 (ranked 25th); best finish, 2nd, Phillip Morris Championship.

1998 Japan Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 35; in money - 29; top-10 finishes - 11; Scoring Average 70.99 (ranked 21st) money ¥74,090,419 (ranked 21st); Winner Acom International.

1999 Japan Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 27; in money - 25; top-10 finishes - 9; stroke average 70.29 (ranked 6th); money ¥73,465,103 (ranked 9th); winner, Tokai Classic.

2000 Japan Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 24; in money - 18; top-10 finishes - 8; stroke average 70.67 (ranked 10th); money ¥76,634,601 (ranked 10th); winner, PGA Matchplay Championship Promis Cup.

2000 PGA Tour Summary: Played in five events making the cut in three; T26th Sony Hawaiian Open, T37th Nissan Open & T55th MasterCard Colonial.

2001 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered: 27 / Rounds Played: 81 / Cuts made: 13 / Top-Ten Finishes: 3; Best finish: T-6th at the Texas Open at LaCantera; Earnings: $477,989 Rank (105th)

2001 Notes: One played once on the Japan PGA TOur finishing T25th in the Dunlop Phoenix

2001 Stats: Scoring - 71.57 / (129th); Driving Distance - 283.3 / (57th); Driving Accuracy - 69.3% / (79th); GIR - 65.2% / (126); Putting - 1.762 / (67th); Birdie Average - 3.86 per rd / (35th) / Total Birdies - 313; Sand Saves - 52.1% / (94th); Scrambling - 55.2% / (177th),

2002 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered: 28 / Rounds Played: 72 / Cuts made: 8 / Top-Ten Finishes: 1 / Best finish: T-2nd at the Phoenix Open / Earnings: $490,473 Rank (130th)

2002 Notes: Played three times on the Japan Tour, T32nd in Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters, winner Dunlop Phoenix and T11th in Golf Nippon Series JT Cup.

2002 Stats: Scoring - 72.03 / (174th); Driving Distance - 280.5 / (94th); Driving Accuracy - 68.1% / (89th); GIR - 59.8% / (199th); Putting - 1.764 / (75th); Birdie Average - 3.36 per rd / (150th) / Total Birdies - 242; Sand Saves - 49.6% / (105th); All-Around Rank - 925 / (131st).

2003 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 22; Rounds Played - 54; in money - 5; top -10 Finishes - 0; money $56,088 Rank (224); Best finish: T-58th at the WGC-NEC Invitational

2003 Notes: Played six times on the Japan Tour, best finish T4th in Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open. After this year devoted his time fully to the Japan Tour.

2003 Stats: Scoring - 72.91 / (186th); Driving Distance - 282.7 / (126th); Driving Accuracy - 66.2% / (104th); GIR - 60.1% / (185th); Putting - 1.789 / (130th); Birdie Average - 3.09 per rd / (184th) / Total Birdies - 167; Sand Saves - 42.4% / (162nd); All-Around Rank - 1162 / (183rd).

2004 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; in money - 17; Top-10 finishes -7; scoring average - 71.23 (ranked T35th); Money - ¥41,893,454 or $344,858 (ranked 21st); Best finish, T2nd Fujisankei Classic.

2005 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; in money - 26; Top-10 finishes -6; scoring average - 70.92 (ranked 23rd); Money - ¥55,936,085 or $460,455 (ranked 15th); best finish 2nd Dunlop Phoenix.

2006 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 29; in money - 18; Top-10 finishes -5; scoring average - 70.99 (ranked 12th); Money - ¥62,490,386 or $514,409 (ranked 12th); winner Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf.

Played twice on the PGA Tour, 80th in Sony Open in Hawaii and missed cut in Chrysler Classic Tucson.

2007 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; in money - 17; Top-10 finishes -4; scoring average - 70.81 (ranked 14th); Money - ¥38,180,144 or $390,031 (ranked 23rd); best finish, 5th Japan Open Golf Championship.

Played twice on the PGA Tour, T46th Sony Open and missed cut at U.S. Open

2008 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 24; in money - 19; Top-10 finishes -6; scoring average - 71.04 (ranked 21st); Money - ¥49,804,949 or $508,785 (ranked 24th); best finish T5th, Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open.

Played once on the PGA Tour, missed cut in Sony Open in Hawaii.

2009 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 24; in money - 22; Top-10 finishes - 7; scoring average - 70.71 (ranked 15th); money ¥53,069,138 or $551,046 (ranked 20th); Best finish T4th, Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf, Fujisankei Classic & Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters.

2010 Japan Golf Tour Record

Event Finish Score To Par Rounds Money

Token Homemate Cup T56th 296 +12 74-70-76-76 ¥307,233

Tsuruya Open T5th 206 -7 70-66-70 ¥2,908,500

The Crowns T16th 279 -1 68-72-73-66 ¥1,569,000

Japan PGA Championship T6th 278 -2 71-70-67-70 ¥270,000

Diamond Cup Golf 3rd 275 -13 71-69-70-65 ¥8,160,000

Japan Golf Tour Championship T35th 293 +9 71-75-72-75 ¥624,000

Yokoo has earned ¥18,212,066 ($199,006) and is presently 9th on the Japan Golf Tour in earnings in 2010.