Frankie Miñoza
Francisco "Frankie" Miñoza is a Filipino professional golfer.
Miñoza has played extensively in Asia, winning a number of tournaments on the leading Asian and Japanese tours in addition to many lesser events on the local circuits, especially in the Philippines and Malaysia. In 1990 he won three times on the Asia Golf Circuit and topped the tour's Order of Merit. He spent most of the following years, and had his most notable successes, on the Japan Golf Tour.
In 1998 Minoza featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking having recorded several top finishes in Japan, including a victory in the Asia Circuit co-sanctioned Kirin Open. He also won three other tournaments on the Asia Circuit, and captured the Order of Merit for the second time.
In 2005, after losing his Japanese tour card, he joined the Asian Tour for the first time since its formal establishment in 1995. He finished 27th on the Asian money list to retain his card and also regained his Japan Golf Tour card by finishing second at the qualifying school. In 2007 he won his second Philippine Open at the age of 46 to claim his first Asian Tour title.
In November 2010, Miñoza earned his 2011 Champions Tour card by finishing second at qualifying school.
Professional wins (34)
Japan Golf Tour wins (7)
Japan Golf Tour playoff record
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 1990 | Dunlop Open | Teruo Sugihara | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1993 | Maruman Open | Chen Tze-chung | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
3 | 2001 | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | Eiji Mizoguchi | Lost to par on first extra hole |
4 | 2007 | ABC Championship | Lee Dong-hwan | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (1)
Asia Golf Circuit wins (10)
- 1986 Indonesia Open
- 1988 Maekyung Open
- 1989 Pakistan Open
- 1990 Taiwan Open, Indonesia Open, Dunlop Open
- 1998 Philippine Open, Philippine Masters, Rolex Masters, Kirin Open
Other wins (15)
- 1988 Perak Masters, Genting Classic, PFP Classic,
- 1989 Royal Johor Golf Classic, Sabah Masters, Perak Masters, Rothmans Malaysian Masters
- 1990 Rothmans Malaysian Masters
- 1993 Philippine Masters
- 2009 ICTSI Pueblo de Oro Championship
- 2011 ICTSI Wack Wack Championship
- 2013 TCC Invitational, ICTSI Del Monte Championship, ICTSI Pueblo de Oro Championship
- 2016 ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (3)
- 2011 Komatsu Open
- 2012 Japan Senior Open
- 2013 ISPS Handa Cup - Akibare Senior Masters
Playoff record
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 2010 | Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters | Boonchu Ruangkit | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Note: Miñoza never played in the U.S. Open.CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match playTeam appearances
AmateurProfessional