# Yuta Ikeda

Yuta Ikeda (Japanese: 池田勇太; born 22 December 1985) is a Japanese professional golfer.

## Professional career

Ikeda has played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2008. Since his maiden victory in 2009, he has won a minimum of one tournament per season through 2017 and has a total of 21 victories.
Ikeda has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking twice. In late 2009 he reached a high of 33rd. In late 2016/early 2017 he was again 33rd in the rankings.

## Amateur wins

* 2002 Japan Junior Golf Championships
* 2003 Japan Junior Golf Championships, Junior World Golf Championships

## Professional wins (24)
### Japan Golf Tour wins (21)

* Legend
* Flagship events (2)
* Japan majors (3)
* Other Japan Golf Tour (18)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 14 Jun 2009 | Japan PGA Championship | −14 (65-67-69-65=266) | 7 strokes | Mitsuhiro Tateyama |
| 2 | 30 Aug 2009 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | −21 (69-66-69-63=267) | Playoff | Yasuharu Imano |
| 3 | 11 Oct 2009 | Canon Open | −16 (64-72-64=200)* | 4 strokes | Tomohiro Kondo, Han Lee |
| 4 | 25 Oct 2009 | Bridgestone Open | −16 (67-67-71-65=270) | 2 strokes | Kenichi Kuboya |
| 5 | 19 Jul 2010 | Toshin Golf Tournament | −17 (68-66-64-73=271) | 3 strokes | Shunsuke Sonoda |
| 6 | 22 Sep 2010 | ANA Open | −14 (70-71-66-67=274) | 1 stroke | Kim Do-hoon, Jay Choi |
| 7 | 24 Oct 2010 | Bridgestone Open (2) | −23 (67-71-65-62=265) | 3 strokes | Michio Matsumura |
| 8 | 21 Nov 2010 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 (67-66-70-66=269) | 2 strokes | Kim Kyung-tae |
| 9 | 31 Jul 2011 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −14 (66-72-64-72=274) | 1 stroke | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
| 10 | 7 Oct 2012 | Canon Open (2) | −17 (66-68-68-69=271) | 3 strokes | Taichi Teshima |
| 11 | 3 Nov 2013 | Mynavi ABC Championship | −15 (63-69-70-67=269) | Playoff | Hur Suk-ho |
| 12 | 19 Oct 2014 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −10 (64-68-66-72=270) | 1 stroke | Shingo Katayama, Satoshi Kodaira |
| 13 | 30 Aug 2015 | RIZAP KBC Augusta (2) | −20 (66-65-71-66=268) | 5 strokes | Koumei Oda |
| 14 | 24 Apr 2016 | Panasonic Open Golf Championship$^1$ | −13 (67-73-66-65=271) | 3 strokes | Marcus Fraser, Kim Kyung-tae |
| 15 | 9 Oct 2016 | Honma TourWorld Cup | −14 (68-67-69-66=270) | Playoff | Song Young-han |
| 16 | 27 Nov 2016 | Casio World Open | −13 (72-64-67=203)* | 1 stroke | Ryuji Masaoka |
| 17 | 27 Aug 2017 | RIZAP KBC Augusta (3) | −18 (69-67-67-67=270) | 3 strokes | Kunihiro Kamii |
| 18 | 17 Sep 2017 | ANA Open (2) | −13 (70-69-65-71=275) | Playoff | Shugo Imahira, Ryuko Tokimatsu |
| 19 | 15 Oct 2017 | Japan Open Golf Championship (2) | −8 (67-66-67-72=272) | 1 stroke | Takumi Kanaya (a) |
| 20 | 23 Sep 2018 | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf$^1$ | −15 (69-66-66-68=269) | 6 strokes | Justin Harding |
| 21 | 2 Jun 2019 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | −7 (70-74-66-71=281) | 1 stroke | Chan Kim |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather. $^1$Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (4–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2009 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Yasuharu Imano | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2012 | Toshin Golf Tournament | Wu Ashun | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 3 | 2013 | Mynavi ABC Championship | Hur Suk-ho | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2016 | Honma TourWorld Cup | Song Young-han | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2016 | Heiwa PGM Championship | Hideto Tanihara | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 6 | 2017 | ANA Open | Shugo Imahira, Ryuko Tokimatsu | Won with birdie on first extra hole |

### Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 10 Jul 2008 | Everlife Cup Challenge Tournament | −9 (65-68=133) | 3 strokes | Norihiko Furusho, Taigen Tsumagari |

### Other wins (2)

* 2012 Legend Charity Pro-Am
* 2013 Legend Charity Pro-Am

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Masters Tournament | | 29 | CUT | | | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | | T58 | | | CUT | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T38 | CUT | T72 | CUT | T51 |
| PGA Championship | | CUT | T45 | | T33 | CUT | T65 |
| Tournament | 2019 |
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (four times)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 0

## Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Championship | | T22 | T55 | | T61 | T46 |
| Match Play | | R64 | R64 | | T51 | T29 |
| Invitational | | T69 | 75 | | | |
| Champions | T51 | T30 | T29 | T72 | | T64 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied

## Team appearances

Amateur
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2004, 2006
* Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2004 (winners), 2006
Professional
* Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2011
* World Cup (representing Japan): 2011
* EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2018