Japan Open Golf Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Varies – Iruma, Saitama in 2016 |
| Established | 1927 |
| Course(s) | Varies – Sayamai Golf Club in 2016 |
| Par | 70 in 2016 |
| Length | 7,208 yd (6,591 m) in 2016 |
| Organized by | JGA |
| Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ¥200,000,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Current champion | |
 Hideki Matsuyama | |
The Japan Open Golf Championship (日本オープンゴルフ選手権競技 Nihon ōpun gorufu senshu kenkyōgi) is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2016, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million. It is also the tour's designated "Premier event" for the purposes of the Official World Golf Ranking, with a minimum winner's points allocation of 32 points. The winner also receives an invitation to the next year's Open Championship.
Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Venue | Location | Score | Winner's share (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | Sayama Golf Club | Iruma, Saitama | 275 (–5) | 40,000,000 |
| 2015 | Satoshi Kodaira | Japan | Rokko Kokusai Golf Club, East Course | Kobe, Hyōgo | 275 (−13) | 40,000,000 |
| 2014 | Yuta Ikeda | Japan | Chiba Country Club, Umesato Course | Noda, Chiba | 270 (−10) | 40,000,000 |
| 2013 | Masanori Kobayashi | Japan | Ibaraki Golf Club, East Course | Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki | 274 (−10) | 40,000,000 |
| 2012 | Kenichi Kuboya | Japan | Naha Golf Club | Yaese, Okinawa | 292 (+8) | 40,000,000 |
| 2011 | Bae Sang-moon |  South Korea | Takanodai Country Club | Chiba, Chiba | 282 (−2) | 40,000,000 |
| 2010 | Kim Kyung-tae | South Korea | Aichi Country Club | Nagoya, Aichi | 271 (−13) | 40,000,000 |
| 2009 | Ryuichi Oda | Japan | Musashi Country Club, Toyooka Course | Iruma, Saitama | 282 (−6) | 40,000,000 |
| 2008 | Shingo Katayama | Japan | Koga Golf Club | Koga, Fukuoka | 283 (−1) | 40,000,000 |
| 2007 | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | Sagamihara Golf Club, East Course | Sagamihara, Kanagawa | 283 (−5) | 40,000,000 |
| 2006 | Paul Sheehan |  Australia | Kasumigaseki Country Club, West Course | Kawagoe, Saitama | 277 (−7) | 40,000,000 |
| 2005 | Shingo Katayama | Japan | Hirono Golf Club | Kobe, Hyōgo | 282 (−2) | 24,000,000 |
| 2004 | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | Katayamazu Golf Club, Hakusan Course | Kaga, Ishikawa | 285 (−3) | 24,000,000 |
| 2003 | Keiichiro Fukabori | Japan | Nikko Country Club | Nikkō, Tochigi | 276 (−8) | 24,000,000 |
| 2002 | David Smail |  New Zealand | Shimonoseki Golf Club | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | 271 (−9) | 24,000,000 |
| 2001 | Taichi Teshima | Japan | Tokyo Golf Club | Sayama, Saitama | 277 (−7) | 24,000,000 |
| 2000 | Naomichi Ozaki | Japan | Takanodai Country Club | Chiba, Chiba | 281 (−3) | 24,000,000 |
| 1999 | Naomichi Ozaki | Japan | Otaru Country Club | Otaru, Hokkaido | 298 (+10) | 24,000,000 |
| 1998 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | Oarai Golf Club | Ōarai, Ibaraki | 283 (−5) | 24,000,000 |
| 1997 | Craig Parry | Australia | Koga Golf Club | Koga, Fukuoka | 286 (+2) | 24,000,000 |
| 1996 | Peter Teravainen |  United States | Ibaraki Country Club, West Course | Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki | 282 (−2) | 24,000,000 |
| 1995 | Toshimitsu Izawa | Japan | Kasumigaseki Country Club, East Course | Kawagoe, Saitama | 277 (−7) | 16,200,000 |
| 1994 | Masashi Ozaki | Japan | Yokkaichi Country Club | Mie Prefecture | 270 (−18) | 18,000,000 |
| 1993 | Seiki Okuda | Japan | Biwako Country Club | Shiga Prefecture | 281 (−3) | 18,000,000 |
| 1992 | Masashi Ozaki | Japan | Ryugasaki Country Club | Ibaraki Prefecture | 277 (−11) | 18,000,000 |
| 1991 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | Japan | Shimonoseki Golf Club | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | 290 (+2) | 18,000,000 |
| 1990 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | Japan | Otaru Country Club | Otaru, Hokkaido | 281 (−7) | 18,000,000 |
| 1989 | Masashi Ozaki | Japan | Nagoya Golf Club, Wago Course | Tōgō, Aichi | 274 (−6) | 10,000,000 |
| 1988 | Masashi Ozaki | Japan | Tokyo Golf Club | Sayama, Saitama | 288 (+4) | 10,000,000 |
| 1987 | Isao Aoki | Japan | Arima Royal GC | Kobe, Hyōgo | 279 (−9) | 10,000,000 |
| 1986 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | Japan | Totsuka Country Club, West Course | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 284 (−4) | 10,000,000 |
| 1985 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | Japan | Higashinagoya Country Club | Toyota, Aichi | 285 (−3) | 10,000,000 |
| 1984 | Koichi Uehara | Japan | Ranzan Country Club | Ranzan, Saitama | 283 (−5) | 10,000,000 |
| 1983 | Isao Aoki | Japan | Rokko Kokusai Golf Club | Kobe, Hyōgo | 281 (−7) | 8,000,000 |
| 1982 | Akira Yabe | Japan | Musashi Country Club, Toyooka Course | Iruma, Saitama | 277 (−7) | 8,000,000 |
| 1981 | Yutaka Hagawa | Japan | Nihon Line Golf Club | Kani, Gifu | 280 (E) | 8,000,000 |
| 1980 | Shoji Kikuchi | Japan | Sagamihara Golf Club, East Course | Sagamihara, Kanagawa | 296 (E) | 8,000,000 |
| 1979 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung |  Taiwan | Hino Golf Club | Gamō, Shiga | 285 (−3) | 8,000,000 |
| 1978 | Seve Ballesteros |  Spain | Yokohama Country Club, West Course | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 281 (−7) | 10,000,000 |
| 1977 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | Narashino Country Club | Katori, Chiba | 284 (E) | 10,000,000 |
| 1976 | Kosaku Shimada | Japan | Central Golf Club, East Course | Namegata, Ibaraki | 288 (−4) | 10,000,000 |
| 1975 | Takashi Murakami | Japan | Kasugai Country Club, East Course | Kasugai, Aichi | 278 (−10) | 8,000,000 |
| 1974 | Masashi Ozaki | Japan | Central Golf Club, East Course | Namegata, Ibaraki | 279 (−13) | 6,000,000 |
| 1973 | Ben Arda |  Philippines | Ibaraki Country Club, West Course | Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki | 278 (−10) | 4,500,000 |
- 1972 Hon Chang Sang – South Korea
- 1971 Yoshimasa Fujii – Japan
- 1970 Mitsuhiro Kitta – Japan
- 1969 Hideyo Sugimoto – Japan
- 1968 Takaaki Kono – Japan
- 1967 Tadashi Kitta – Japan
- 1966 Seichi Sato – Japan
- 1965 Tadashi Kitta – Japan
- 1964 Hideyo Sugimoto – Japan
- 1963 Toichiro Toda – Japan
- 1962 Teruo Sugihara – Japan
- 1961 Kenji Hosoishi – Japan
- 1960 Haruyoshi Kobari – Japan
- 1959 Chen Ching-Po – Taiwan
- 1958 Torakichi Nakamura – Japan
- 1957 Haruyoshi Kobari – Japan
- 1956 Torakichi Nakamura – Japan
- 1955 Koichi Ono[1] – Japan
- 1954 Yoshiro Hayashi – Japan
- 1953 Son Shi-Kin [1] – Japan
- 1952 Torakichi Nakamura – Japan
- 1951 Son Shi-Kin [1] – Japan
- 1950 Yoshiro Hayashi – Japan
- 1942–49 No tournament due to World War II
- 1941 Tokuharu Nobuhara – Japan
- 1940 Tomekichi Miyamoto – Japan
- 1939 Toichira Toda – Japan
- 1938 Rin(Lin) Man-Puku – Japan
- 1937 Chin Sei-Sui – Taiwan
- 1936 Tomekichi Miyamoto – Japan
- 1935 Tomekichi Miyamoto – Japan
- 1934 No tournament due to flood damage
- 1933 Kodekichi Nakamura – Japan
- 1932 Tomekichi Miyamoto – Japan
- 1931 Rokuzo Asami – Japan
- 1930 Tomekichi Miyamoto – Japan
- 1929 Tomekichi Miyamoto – Japan
- 1928 Rokuzo Asami – Japan
- 1927 Rokuro Akahoshi – Japan
Future sites
| Year | Course | Location | Dates | Times hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Gifu Seki Country Club, East Course | Seki, Gifu | Oct TBA | Never |
| 2018 | Yokohama Country Club | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Oct 18–21 | 1978 |
| 2019 | Koga Golf Club[2] | Koga, Fukuoka | Oct TBA | 1997, 2008 |
| 2020 | Murasaki Country Club, Sumire Course | Noda, Chiba | Oct TBA | Never |
Source:[3]
Notes
- 1 2 3 Son Shi-Kin changed his name to Koichi Ono in 1954 or 1955.
- ↑ "【2019年度（第84回）日本オープンゴルフ選手権開催コースを古賀ゴルフ・クラブに決定】" (in Japanese). Japan Golf Association. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- ↑ "JGA 日本ゴルフ協会 【2014年度(第79回)日本オープンゴルフ選手権競技】今後の開催コース" (in Japanese). Japan Golf Association. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
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