Akira Yabe (born 1 June 1946) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Akira Yabe
Personal information
Born (1946-06-01) 1 June 1946 (age 78)
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour5
Other6

Yabe played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times. His biggest win came in 1982 in the Japan Open Golf Championship.

Professional wins (11)

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PGA of Japan Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 16 Apr 1978 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament −5 (65-70=135) 1 stroke   Brian Jones,   Yoshikazu Yokoshima
2 1 Apr 1979 Shizuoka Open +1 (71-75-71=217)* 2 strokes   Kikuo Arai,   Shigeru Nonaka
3 29 Jun 1980 Kanto Pro Championship −14 (68-68-66-72=274) 4 strokes   Toshiharu Kawada
4 20 Jul 1980 Descente Cup Hokkoku Open −10 (71-69-69-69=278) 4 strokes   Hsieh Yung-yo
5 31 Oct 1982 Japan Open Golf Championship −7 (71-70-67-69=277) 5 strokes   Yutaka Hagawa,   Naomichi Ozaki

*Note: The 1979 Shizuoka Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1977 KBC Augusta   Brian Jones Lost to par on second extra hole
2 1981 Shizuoka Open   Isao Aoki Lost to par on third extra hole
3 1984 Bridgestone Aso Open   Katsuji Hasegawa,   Hideto Shigenobu

Other wins (2)

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  • 1978 Nagano Open
  • 1980 Kanagawa Open

Senior wins (4)

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  • 2007 Handa Cup Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
  • 2008 Kanto Pro Grand Senior Championship
  • 2014 Starts Senior Tournament, Japan Professional Gold Senior Championship Golf Partner Cup
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