CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Odate is known as one of the long hitters on the
Japanese Tour. His first victory came at the Yonex
Open in July 1993, in a sudden death playoff. He
beat Wayne Levi, 1990 PGA Tour Player of the year, and a
member of 1991 Ryder Cup team, on the 2nd playoff hole.
After losing his playing privilege on the
Japanese tour for 2 years, he came back to the tour in 1997.
After an eight year search of his second victory,
he captured JCB Classic Sendai in June 2001.
He won the tournament by 2 strokes with the final round 71.
In extremely windy condition through the tournament
week, his accurate and long drive gave him an advantage.
He plays very competitively and
is popular with many golf fans because of his
elegant golf style.
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