A World Golf Hall of Famer who could drive a ball more than 300 yards in his prime, he recorded 113 victories.

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.

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