Torakichi Nakamura
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 17 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 17,1915 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Yokohama |
| Kanagawa | |
| Japan | |
| Date of died | February 11,2008 |
| Died | Zama |
| Kanagawa | |
| Japan | |
| Height | 158 (cm) |
| Weight | 65 (kg) |
| Masters Tournament | 41st: 1958 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Job | Golfer |
| Former tour | Japan Golf Tour |
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| ID | 1340532 |
Torakichi Nakamura Life story
Torakichi Nakamura was a Japanese golfer whose victory, with partner Koichi Ono, at the 1957 Canada Cup outside Tokyo helped to spur a boom in golf in Japan. Nakamura, also known as "Pete", "Tora-san," and "the Putting God", was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and became a caddie at the age of 14.
