Shinsaku Maeda

{{short description|Japanese professional golfer (born 1952)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Shinsaku Maeda 前田新作 | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|2|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Osaka Prefecture<ref>https://www.jgto.org/player/1497/profile</ref> | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.72|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{JPN}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | status = Professional | yearpro =  | tour = | extour = Japan Golf Tour | prowins = 10 | japwins = 9 | otherwins = 1 | majorwins =  | masters =  | usopen =  | open =  | pga =  | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = PGA of Japan Tour money list winner | year1 = 1984 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} {{Nihongo|'''Shinsaku Maeda'''|前田新作|Maeda Shinsaku|born 9 February 1952}} is a Japanese professional golfer.

== Career == He won eight tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1984.

==Professional wins (10)== ===PGA of Japan Tour wins (9)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|24 Aug 1975 |KBC Augusta |−10 (69-70-73-66=278) |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hiroshi Ishii |- |align=center|2 |align=right|18 Jul 1976 |Kansai Open Golf Championship |−15 (67-69-70-67=273) | | |- |align=center|3 |align=right|1 Aug 1976 |Kansai Pro Championship |−18 (62-67-72-65=266) | | |- |align=center|4 |align=right|21 Nov 1976 |Golf Nippon Series |−5 (72-70-72-71=285) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} Haruo Yasuda |- |align=center|5 |align=right|5 Jul 1981 |JPGA East-West Tournament |−6 (66-68=134) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki |- |align=center|6 |align=right|6 Jun 1982 |Tohoku Classic |−8 (72-70-66=208){{efn|name=weather|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} |2 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Marsh, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} {{ill|Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama|ja|土山録志}} |- |align=center|7 |align=right|23 Sep 1984 |Gene Sarazen Jun Classic |−10 (68-69-70-71=278) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tateo Ozaki |- |align=center|8 |align=right|14 Oct 1984 |Golf Digest Tournament |−14 (72-71-65-66=274) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Seiji Ebihara |- |align=center|9 |align=right|11 Nov 1984 |Taiheiyo Club Masters |−13 (69-68-66-72=275) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kikuo Arai, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Naomichi Ozaki |}

'''PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–4)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |1975 |KBC Augusta |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hiroshi Ishii |Won with par on first extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|2 |1977 |Kansai Pro Championship |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Kosaku Shimada |Lost to par on first extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|3 |1979 |Aso National Park Open |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Takashi Kurihara, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Haruo Yasuda | |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|4 |1983 |Pocari-Sweat Hakuryuko Open |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Saburo Fujiki, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Hiroshi Makino, {{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Marsh |Makino won with birdie on second extra hole after three-hole aggregate playoff; Fujiki: −1 (3-4-4=11), Makino: −1 (3-4-4=11), Marsh: +1 (3-5-5=13), Maeda: +2 (4-5-5=14) |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|5 |1991 |Sapporo Tokyu Open |{{flagicon|CAN}} Rick Gibson, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masahiro Kuramoto |Gibson won with birdie on first extra hole |}

===Other wins (1)=== *1984 Hokkoku Open

==Team appearances== *Nissan Cup (representing Japan): 1985

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==External links== *{{JapanTour player|1497}} *{{OWGR|373}}

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