Claim: Professional golfer Ryuichi Oda, who was borin in 1976 in Kagoshima Prefecture, won the 2009 Japan Open Golf Championship after going pro in 2002.
Evidence: Ryuichi Oda (Japanese: 小田龍一, born 12 December 1976) is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the Japan Golf Tour. Oda was born in Kagoshima Prefecture. 1 18 Oct 2009 Japan Open Golf Championship He competed in two Japan Golf Tour events in 2002 (Token Corporation Cup and Tsuruya Open) and despite missing the cut on both occasions, became a professional in time for the Fujisankei Classic where he once again failed to get past the second day.