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Masashi Ozaki (尾崎将�, born in Tokushima on
January 24, 1947) is a Japanese golfer. He is
often known as Jumbo Ozaki on account of his
height and length off the tee. He is the most
successful player of all time on the Japan Golf
Tour, having topped the money list twelve times
and won ninety four tournaments. He built "AON
Age" with his rivals Isao Aoki and Tsuneyuki
Nakajima. However, his performances outside Japan
have generally been disappointing, with just two
wins in minor tournaments, and they have been
exceeded by those of some of his compatriots
including Isao Aoki and Shigeki Maruyama. He is
reluctant to attempt to speak English.

Ozaki finished 8th at The Masters Tournament|The
Masters in 1973 (winner Tommy Aaron). He finished
6th at the U.S. Open (golf)|US Open in 1989
(winner Curtis Strange). He competed at The
Masters eighteen times, but beat par only in 1995.
In the third round he played with 19-year-old
amateur Tiger Woods. 

Ozaki was a professional baseball pitcher from
1965 to 1967, but he turned to professional golf
at the age of 23 and won the Japan Pro Golf
Championship the following year.

Ozaki's brothers Tateo and Naomichi Ozaki|Naomichi
("Joe") are also professional golfers. Now in his
late fifties, he still plays regularly on the
Japan Golf Tour.

Japan Golf Tour money list wins: 1973, 1974, 1977,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
1998.

==External links==
*http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG05020200Profile.do?pla
yerCd=202&playerTourKbn=2 Profile on the Japan
Golf Tour's official site