is a Japanese professional golfer, currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.
In 1966, Suzuki was born in Gifu Prefecture. At the age of 9, Suzuki started playing golf.
In 1990, Suzuki turned professional. He won his first title on the Japan Golf Tour in 1993 and would win consistently between then and 2004.
Suzuki qualified for his second major championship in 1998 at The Open Championship after a win in Japan at the Sapporo Tokyu Open. He missed the cut. He also played in the 2002 Open Championship, but missed the 36-hole cut there, too.
Suzuki ended a five-year winless drought in Japan in 2009 with a five stroke win in October at the mynavi ABC Championship.
Suzuki has earned over ÃÂ¥822,000,000 in his career on the Japan Golf Tour, which is equivalent to over $8,200,000.
Suzuki is the father of two children, one of whom is Airi Suzuki, a Japanese pop singer.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1âÂÂ4)