Earned his second U.S. Open start by shooting 12-under 132 in the Mie Prefecture, Japan, sectional qualifier at Kuwana Country Club on May 27. Of his four professional victories, two have come on the Japan Golf Tour, the last being the 2018 Bridgestone Open. He also has a pair of victories on the Japan Challenge Tour. The U.S. Open will be his third major of 2019 after missing the cut in The Masters and PGA Championship.