Japan's most successful golfer Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki dies of cancer aged 78

RIP: Jumbo Ozaki tees off at the Masters. Pic: AP Photo, Bill Waugh.

Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories were the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home country after a battle with colon cancer, the Japan Golf Tour said. He was 78.

Ozaki was revered in Japan, a big hitter with a sense of style who won 94 times over 29 years on the Japan Golf Tour, the last one coming at the 2002 ANA Open when he was 55.