Claim: Professional golfer, Ryuichi Oda, 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. Japan Open Golf Championship 1 18 Oct 2009 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.