Toshinori Muto

Fully exempt into the 2012 Open Championship by finishing 2nd in the Mizuno Open.
Muto joined the Japan Golf Tour during the 2003 season after a successful amateur career. His performance on the Japan Golf Tour has led to 351 million yen (About $4.5 million) in total earnings and four tournament victories. Muto's short career has taken off due to improvements in driving distance, driving accuracy and round averages.
2003 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 11; in money - 2; Top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average - 73.13 (ranked N/A); money ¥819,300 (ranked 175th); best finish, T42nd Sun Chlorella Classic.
2004 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Played twice missed cut in Tsuruya Open and T21st in Niigata Open.
2005 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; in money - 12; Top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average - 72.23 (ranked T76th); money ¥10,387,333 (ranked 80th); Best finish T9th, Mizuno Open & Sun Chlorella Classic.
2006 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 25; in money - 19; Top-10 finishes - 8; scoring average - 70.88 (ranked 19th); money ¥57,672,877 (ranked17th); Winner, Munsingwear Open KSB Cup.
2007 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 20; in money - 12; Top-10 finishes - 3; scoring average - 71.81 (ranked T55th); money ¥20,717,750 (ranked 50th); Best finish, T2nd Mizuno Open. Immediately after season started, he had to withdraw from tournaments because of the viral hepatic damage.
2008 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; in money - 17; Top-10 finishes - 9; scoring average - 70.67 (ranked 8th); money ¥78,382,804 (ranked 10th); Winner Coca-Cola Tokai Classic.
2009 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; in money - 19; Top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average - 71.45 (ranked T38th); money ¥55,621,648 (ranked 18th); Winner The Championship by Lexus.
2010 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; in money - 12; Top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average - 71.89 (ranked T62nd); money ¥20,281,530 (ranked 52nd); Best finish, T3rd Japan Open Golf Championship.
2011 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 25; in money - 23; Top-10 finishes - 8; scoring average - 70.75 (ranked 11th); money ¥77,694,778 (ranked 8th); Winner Dunlop Phoneix.

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@T = 2012 Japan Golf Tour Record
@JTOURTL = Event Finish Score To Par Rounds Money
@JTOUR = Token Homemate Cup T26th 281 -3 70-67-71-73 ¥988,000
@JTOUR = Tsuruya Open Cut 143 +1 71-72
@JTOUR = The Crowns Cut 148 +8 75-73
@JTOUR = PGA Championship T18th 292 +4 73-71-78-70 ¥1,770,000
@JTOUR = Totoumi Hamamatsu Open T6th 278 -10 69-69-72-68 ¥3,192,500
@JTOUR = Diamond Cup Golf 8th 280 -8 72-69-67-72 ¥3,660,000
@JTOUR = Japan Golf Tour Championship T29th 285 +1 70-72-74-69 ¥999,000
@JTOUR =Gate Way to the Open Mizuno T2nd 274 -14 72-71-68-63 ¥9,240,000
@JTOUR =Nagashima Shigeo Invit. T16th 278 -10 74-65-69-70 ¥2,355,000
Muto has earned ¥22,204,500 ($289,668) and is presently 13th on the Japan Golf Tour in earnings in 2012