Masashi Ozaki

Masashi Ozaki, widely known as Jumbo Ozaki for his height and driving distance, was a Japanese professional golfer born in Kaifu District, Tokushima, on 24 January 1947. He first played professional baseball as a pitcher and outfielder for the Nishitetsu Lions from 1965 to 1967, then turned to golf at 23 and won the Japan PGA Championship the following year. He is the most successful player in the history of the Japan Golf Tour, leading its money list a record 12 times and winning 94 tournaments. He spent almost 200 weeks in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1989 and 1998, played on the International Team in the 1996 Presidents Cup and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.