Japan Open Golf Championship
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Location | Rittō, Shiga in 2021 |
Established | 1927 |
Course(s) | Biwako Country Club in 2021 |
Organized by | JGA |
Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | ¥210,000,000 |
Month played | October |
Current champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in Japan |
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. Founded in 1927, it is one of the oldest professional golf tournaments in Japan.[1]
The Japan Open is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥210 million in 2021; it is also the tour's designated "Flagship 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 following year's Open Championship.
Winners
Year | Champion | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (¥) |
Venue |
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2020 | ![]() |
275 | −5 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
31,500,000 | Murasaki CC (Sumire) |
2019 | ![]() |
285 | +1 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
42,000,000 | Koga GC |
2018 | ![]() |
270 | −14 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Yokohama CC (West) |
2017 | ![]() |
272 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Gifuseki CC |
2016 | ![]() |
275 | −5 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
40,000,000 | Sayama GC |
2015 | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Rokko Kokusai GC (East) |
2014 | ![]() |
270 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
40,000,000 | Chiba CC (Umesato) |
2013 | ![]() |
274 | −10 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Ibaraki GC (East) |
2012 | ![]() |
292 | +8 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Naha GC |
2011 | ![]() |
282 | −2 | Playoff | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Takanodai CC |
2010 | ![]() |
271 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Aichi CC |
2009 | ![]() |
282 | −6 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
40,000,000 | Musashi CC (Toyooka) |
2008 | ![]() |
283 | −1 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Koga GC |
2007 | ![]() |
283 | −5 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Sagamihara GC (East) |
2006 | ![]() |
277 | −7 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
40,000,000 | Kasumigaseki CC (West) |
2005 | ![]() |
282 | −2 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
24,000,000 | Hirono GC |
2004 | ![]() |
285 | −3 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24,000,000 | Katayamazu GC (Hakusan) |
2003 | ![]() |
276 | −8 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
24,000,000 | Nikko CC |
2002 | ![]() |
271 | −9 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
24,000,000 | Shimonoseki GC |
2001 | ![]() |
277 | −7 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
24,000,000 | Tokyo GC |
2000 | ![]() |
281 | −3 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
24,000,000 | Takanodai CC |
1999 | ![]() |
298 | +10 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
24,000,000 | Otaru CC |
1998 | ![]() |
283 | −5 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
24,000,000 | Oarai GC |
1997 | ![]() |
286 | +2 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24,000,000 | Koga GC |
1996 | ![]() |
282 | −2 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
24,000,000 | Ibaraki CC (West) |
1995 | ![]() |
277 | −7 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
16,200,000 | Kasumigaseki CC (East) |
1994 | ![]() |
270 | −18 | 13 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
18,000,000 | Yokkaichi CC |
1993 | ![]() |
281 | −3 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
18,000,000 | Biwako CC |
1992 | ![]() |
277 | −11 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
18,000,000 | Ryugasaki CC |
1991 | ![]() |
290 | +2 | Playoff | ![]() |
18,000,000 | Shimonoseki GC |
1990 | ![]() |
281 | −7 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
18,000,000 | Otaru CC |
1989 | ![]() |
274 | −6 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
10,000,000 | Nagoya GC (Wago) |
1988 | ![]() |
288 | +4 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
10,000,000 | Tokyo GC |
1987 | ![]() |
279 | −9 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
10,000,000 | Arima Royal GC |
1986 | ![]() |
284 | −4 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
10,000,000 | Totsuka CC (West) |
1985 | ![]() |
285 | −3 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
10,000,000 | Higashinagoya CC |
1984 | ![]() |
283 | −5 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
10,000,000 | Ranzan CC |
1983 | ![]() |
281 | −7 | Playoff | ![]() |
8,000,000 | Rokko Kokusai GC |
1982 | ![]() |
277 | −7 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
8,000,000 | Musashi CC (Toyooka) |
1981 | ![]() |
280 | E | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
8,000,000 | Nihon Line GC |
1980 | ![]() |
296 | E | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
8,000,000 | Sagamihara GC (East) |
1979 | ![]() |
285 | −3 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
8,000,000 | Hino GC |
1978 | ![]() |
281 | −7 | Playoff | ![]() |
10,000,000 | Yokohama CC (West) |
1977 | ![]() |
284 | E | 1 stroke | ![]() |
10,000,000 | Narashino CC |
1976 | ![]() |
288 | −4 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
10,000,000 | Central GC (East) |
1975 | ![]() |
278 | −10 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
8,000,000 | Kasugai CC (East) |
1974 | ![]() |
279 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
6,000,000 | Central GC (East) |
1973 | ![]() |
278 | −10 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4,500,000 | Ibaraki CC (West) |
1972 | ![]() |
278 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Otone CC (East) | ||
1971 | ![]() |
282 | Playoff | ![]() |
Aichi CC | ||
1970 | ![]() |
282 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Musashi CC (Sasai) | ||
1969 | ![]() |
284 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Ono GC | ||
1968 | ![]() |
284 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sobu CC (East & Middle) | ||
1967 | ![]() |
282 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Hirono GC | ||
1966 | ![]() |
285 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sodegaura CC | ||
1965 | ![]() |
284 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Miyoshi CC | ||
1964 | ![]() |
288 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
Tokyo GC | ||
1963 | ![]() |
283 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Yokkaichi CC | ||
1962 | ![]() |
287 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Chiba CC (Umesato) | ||
1961 | ![]() |
289 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Takanodai CC | ||
1960 | ![]() |
294 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hirono GC | ||
1959 | ![]() |
296 | Playoff | ![]() |
Sagamihara GC | ||
1958 | ![]() |
288 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Takanodai CC | ||
1957 | ![]() |
288 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
Aichi CC | ||
1956 | ![]() |
285 | 8 strokes | ![]() |
Kasumigaseki GC (West) | ||
1955 | ![]() |
291 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Hirono GC | ||
1954 | ![]() |
293 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Tokyo GC | ||
1953 | ![]() |
291 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Takarazuka GC | ||
1952 | ![]() |
279 | 11 strokes | ![]() |
Kawana Hotel (Fuji) | ||
1951 | ![]() |
288 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Naruo GC | ||
1950 | ![]() |
288 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Abiko GC | ||
1942–49: No tournament due to World War II | |||||||
1941 | ![]() |
290 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Hodogaya CC | ||
1940 | ![]() |
285 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Tokyo GC (Asaka) | ||
1939 | ![]() |
287 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Hirono GC | ||
1938 | ![]() |
294 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Fujisawa CC | ||
1937 | ![]() |
284 | 7 strokes | ![]() |
Sagami CC | ||
1936 | ![]() |
293 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Naruo GC | ||
1935 | ![]() |
296 | 8 strokes | ![]() |
Tokyo GC (Asaka) | ||
1934 | No tournament due to flood damage | ||||||
1933 | ![]() |
294 | 9 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Kasumigaseki CC (East) | ||
1932 | ![]() |
298 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Ibaraki CC | ||
1931 | ![]() |
281 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Hodogaya CC | ||
1930 | ![]() |
287 | 19 strokes | ![]() |
Ibaraki CC | ||
1929 | ![]() |
298 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Ibaraki CC | ||
1928 | ![]() |
301 | 7 strokes | ![]() |
Tokyo GC (Komazawa) | ||
1927 | ![]() |
309 | 10 strokes | ![]() |
Hodogaya CC |
References
- ^ Critchley, Bruce; Ferrier, Bob (1993). Golf and All Its Glory. BBC. p. 62. ISBN 0563364696. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via Google Books.
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site