Tadashi Kitta

Tadashi Kitta (橘田きった　規ぶんまわし, Kitta Tadashi, 20 April 1934 - 22 March 2003) was a Japanese professional golfer.

Tadashi Kitta
Personal information
Born	(1934-04-20)20 April 1934 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Died	22 March 2003(2003-03-22) (aged 68)
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	27
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	2
Other	25
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1970, 1971

Kitta played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. He won a dozen tournaments in Japan prior to the formation of the Japan Golf Tour and also won the Thailand Open in 1966.

Professional wins (27)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	12 Jul 1974	Chubu Open	−6 (70-75-65-72=282)
2	15 May 1977	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship	1 up		Tōru Nakamura

Far East Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	20 Mar 1966	Thailand Open	−5 (70-69-74-70=283)	2 strokes	Harold Henning

Other wins (20)

• 1957 Kansai Pro Championship
• 1958 Kansai Open
• 1960 Yomiuri Pro Championship
• 1962 Chunichi Crowns, Kansai Open
• 1963 Japan PGA Championship, Kansai Open
• 1964 Japan PGA Championship, Golden Match
• 1965 Japan Open, Chunichi Crowns, Golden Match, Woodlawn Invitational
• 1966 Kansai Pro Championship, Kuzuha International
• 1967 Japan Open
• 1968 West Japan Circuit Shimonoseki leg
• 1969 Kuzuha International
• 1971 Rolex Tournament
• 1972 Chubu Open

Senior wins (4)

• 1985 Kansai Pro Senior Championship
• 1986 Japan PGA Senior Championship, Kansai Pro Senior Championship
• 1994 Kansai Pro Grand Senior

Team appearances

• Canada Cup (representing Japan): 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

External links

• Tadashi Kitta at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Japan PGA Hall of Fame (in Japanese)