Ryo Hisatsune is a professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. The Japanese player enjoyed a breakout year on the DP World Tour in 2023, subsequently earning his PGA Tour card for the 2024 season.
Get to know him better with these 20 facts.
Ryo Hisatsune Facts
1. Ryo Hisatsune was born in Okayama, Japan on September 9th, 2002.
2. He began playing golf aged just three years old when his dad began taking him to the driving range.
3. Hisatsune is five feet nine inches tall.
4. He played for Japan at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
5. Hisatsune turned professional in December 2020, aged 18.
6 The following year on the Japan Challenge Tour, he secured three wins in the space of just over four months. He went on to claim the money list title and earned his place on the Japan Golf Tour.
7. Growing up, his sporting idols were fellow Japanese golfers Ryo Ishikawa and Hideki Matsuyama.
7. He made his maiden PGA Tour appearance in October 2021 at the ZOZO Championship, finishing T52.
8. Hisatsune played the 2022 season on the Japan Golf Tour before earning his DP World Tour card through Q-School after a T7 finish in November 2022.
9. In his first DP World Tour start, he finished T2 at the Australian PGA Championship, three shots behind eventual winner Cameron Smith.
10. Hisatsune won his first DP World Tour title at the 2023 Open de France, beating Jeff Winther and Jordan Smith by two shots.
11. The victory saw him become the first Japanese player to win in Continental Europe in more than 40 years.
12. After a consistent year that saw him notch up seven further top-ten finishes, he was awarded the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award for the 2023 DP World Tour season.
14. Hisatsune beat Luvdig Aberg, Tom Kim, Dan Bradbury, Dan Brown, Daniel Hillier and Tom McKibbin to the prize, becoming the first Japanese player to win the award.
15. Having finished 17th in the 2023 Race to Dubai Rankings, he gained membership to the PGA Tour for the 2024 season.
16. Hisatsune made his debut appearance as a full PGA Tour member at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, finishing T30.
17. He made his Major debut at the 2024 Masters, but missed the cut. He then played in two of the other three Majors that year, again failing to get beyond the halfway stage at The Open, but finishing a creditable T18 at the PGA Championship.
18. He achieved a career-high world ranking of 72nd on January 21st 2024.
19. At the 2025 Crown Australian Open, he was involved in a bizarre incident when he dropped his club on his ball, incurring a one-shot penalty.
20. His girlfriend is amateur golfer Rirua Furukawa. She caddied for him at the 2024 Masters Par 3 Contest.
Born |
September 9th 2002, Okayama, Japan |
Turned Professional |
2020 |
Former Tours |
DP World Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Challenge Tour |
Current Tour |
PGA Tour |
Professional Wins |
4 |
Major Debut |
2024 Masters |
Highest World Ranking |
72nd |
Tour |
Event |
Winning Score |
Japan Challenge Tour |
2021 Japan Create Challenge |
-22 (four shots) |
Japan Challenge Tour |
2021 Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge |
-17 (six shots) |
Japan Challenge Tour |
2021 ISPS Handa Hero ni nare! Challenge Tournament |
-18 (oneshot) |
DP World Tour |
2023 Open de France |
-14 (two shots) |
Year |
Prize Money |
2024 |
$1,637,598 |
2025 |
$1,835,136 |
HOW FAR DOES Ryo Hisatsune DRIVE THE BALL?
Hisatsune is slightly below average in terms of driving distance. In 2025 on the PGA Tour, he averaged 297.5 yards off the tee, which ranked him 144th on the tour.
